Intended as the concluding film in the trilogy on the modern history of Taiwan Read More »
Tag Archives: Hsiao-Hsien Hou
Taipei Story / Qing mei zhu ma (1985) Edward Yang, Chin Tsai, Hsiao-Hsien Hou, I-Chen Ko
Lung, a former member of the national Little League team and now operator of an old-style fabric business Read More »
Dust in the wind / Lian lian feng chen (1986) Hsiao-Hsien Hou, Shu-Fang Chen, Shu-fen Hsin, Lawrence Ko
A-yuan and A-yun are both from the small mining town of Jio-fen. In the city, A-yuan is an apprentice by day Read More »
The Puppetmaster AKA Xi meng ren sheng (1993) Hsiao-Hsien Hou, Tian-Lu Li, Giong Lim, Kuei-Chung Cheng
This Hou Hsiao Hsien masterpiece is a portrait of the childhood and adolescence of octogenarian Taiwanese puppet master Read More »
The Boys from Fengkuei AKA Feng gui lai de ren (1983) Hsiao-Hsien Hou, Chun-Fang Chang, Shih Chang, Grace Chen
Ah-Ching and his friends have just finished school in their island fishing village Read More »
Café Lumière AKA Kôhî jikô (2003) Hsiao-Hsien Hou, Yo Hitoto, Tadanobu Asano, Masato Hagiwara
The story revolves around Yoko Inoue, a pregnant woman in search for a cafe that’s frequented by a Taiwanese composer whose life she is researching. Read More »
A City of Sadness (1989) Hsiao-Hsien Hou, Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, Shu-Fen Hsin, Sung Young Chen
A beautiful, historical film based upon the complex lives of four brothers. Read More »
Cheerful Wind (1981) Hsiao-Hsien Hou, Fei Fei Feng, Kenny Bee, Anthony Chan
A romance develops between a blind man and a photographer. Read More »
Goodbye, South, Goodbye (1996) Hsiao-Hsien Hou, Hsiang Hsi, Kuei-Ying Hsu, Annie Shizuka Inoh
Produced by the Japanese Shochiku Company, this Taiwanese drama follows the lives of two generations of Taipei residents. Read More »
A Time to Live and a Time to Die (1985) Hsiao-Hsien Hou, Chia-bao Chang, Neng Chang, Chih-Chen Chen, Biography, Drama
This depiction of childhood and adolescence draws heavily from the filmmaker’s own boyhood. Read More »