Hou Hsiao-hsien

Born: 1947-04-08

Birthplace: Mei County, Guangdong, China

Biography

Hou Hsiao-hsien (Chinese: 侯孝賢; pinyin: Hóu Xiàoxián) (born April 8, 1947) is a retired award-winning film director and a leading figure of Taiwan's New Wave cinema movement.

Known For

Raise the Red Lantern
Beautified Realism: The Making of 'Flowers of Shanghai'
To Each His Own Cinema
A City of Sadness
The Assassin
Millennium Mambo
Paradise in Service
Dragon Girls!
A Summer at Grandpa's
Taipei Story

Top Movie Credits

Raise the Red Lantern Executive Producer
The Assassin Executive Producer
Paradise in Service Executive Producer
Taipei Story Screenplay