Hou Hsiao-hsien

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Daughter of the Nile
7.1

Daughter of the Nile

Aug. 22, 1987

Daughter of the Nile

This movie presents the changing face of an industrialized Taiwan, as seen through the eyes of a young girl left to care for her family after her ...
Goodbye South, Goodbye
7.3

Goodbye South, Goodbye

Jan. 01, 1996

Goodbye South, Goodbye

Gao (Jack Kao) is riding the train to Pinghsi to set up a 10 day gambling den with his friend Hsi (Hsi Hsiang). Release: Nan guo zai jian nan guo ...
The Assassin
6.3

The Assassin

Aug. 27, 2015

The Assassin

A female assassin during the Tang Dynasty who begins to question her loyalties when she falls in love with one of her targets. Release: The ...
Millennium Mambo
7.1

Millennium Mambo

Oct. 31, 2001

Millennium Mambo

Taipei. A voice off-camera looks back ten years to 2000, when Vicky was in an on-again off-again relationship with Hao-Hao… Release: ...
The Boys from Fengkuei
7.4

The Boys from Fengkuei

Jul. 13, 1983

The Boys from Fengkuei

Ah-Ching and his friends have just finished school in their island fishing village, and now spend most of their time drinking and fighting. Three ...
The Time to Live and the Time to Die
7.6

The Time to Live and the Time to Die

This depiction of childhood and adolescence draws heavily from the filmmaker’s own boyhood. Like many of their compatriots, Hou’s ...
Play While You Play
6.0

Play While You Play

Jan. 01, 1981

Play While You Play

A romantic drama about a blind man and a somewhat self-indulgent television producer. Release: Cheerful Wind 1981 CHINESE BRRip x264-VXT General: ...
Flight of the Red Balloon
6.6

Flight of the Red Balloon

The first part in a new series of films produced by Musée d’Orsay, ‘Flight of the Red Balloon’ tells the story of a French ...
Flowers of Shanghai
7.4

Flowers of Shanghai

Oct. 01, 1998

Flowers of Shanghai

Women struggle in a Shanghai brothel where everything only appears to be beautiful. Release: Flowers of Shanghai 1998 iNTERNAL BDRip x264-MANiC ...
Café Lumière
6.9

Café Lumière

Sep. 01, 2004

Café Lumière

Making her way through life by forming superficial relationships, Yoko keeps everyone at arm’s length, whether it’s her father and ...
A City of Sadness
7.9

A City of Sadness

Oct. 21, 1989

A City of Sadness

Soon after Japan relinquishes control of Taiwan in 1945, the Lin brothers face hardships from the changing culture. Bar owner Wen-heung, the ...
A Summer at Grandpa’s
7.7

A Summer at Grandpa’s

Nov. 24, 1984

A Summer at Grandpa’s

A coming-of-age story about a young brother and sister whom spend a pivotal summer in the country with their grandparents. Release: A Summer At ...
The Sandwich Man
7.0

The Sandwich Man

Sep. 01, 1983

The Sandwich Man

Composed of three separate stories, the film vividly portrays Taiwan during the cold war period when the country developed its economy with help ...
To Each His Own Cinema
6.8

To Each His Own Cinema

Oct. 31, 2007

To Each His Own Cinema

A collective film of 33 shorts directed by different directors about their feeling about cinema. Release: To Each His Cinema 2007 DVDRip ...
Three Times
7.0

Three Times

May. 20, 2005

Three Times

There are three stories of women and men: in “A Time for Love” set in 1966, a soldier searches for a young woman he met one afternoon ...
10 Plus 10
6.3

10 Plus 10

Apr. 01, 2011

10 Plus 10

10+10 is a project initiated by the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival to demonstrate the solidarity between Taiwanese film-makers. 20 directors ...
Lovable You
5.8

Lovable You

Jan. 01, 1980

Lovable You

The daughter of a rich man, Wen helps out with her father’s business and also takes French lessons so that she can go to France with her ...
Dust in the Wind
7.7

Dust in the Wind

May. 09, 1986

Dust in the Wind

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 and goes to night school, and A-yun ...
Good Men, Good Women
7.1

Good Men, Good Women

May. 13, 1995

Good Men, Good Women

Intended as the concluding film in the trilogy on the modern history of Taiwan began with Beiqing Chengshi (1989), this film reveals the story ...
The Puppetmaster
7.2

The Puppetmaster

Dec. 08, 1993

The Puppetmaster

In the first half of this century, young Li Tienlu joins a travelling puppet theatre and subsequently makes a career as one of Taiwan’s ...