Hou Hsiao-hsien

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.
To Each His Own Cinema
6.8

To Each His Own Cinema

A collective film of 33 shorts directed by different directors about their feeling about cinema.
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…
Goodbye South, Goodbye
7.3

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).
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 ...
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 (Chen ...
A Time to Live, a Time to Die
7.7

A Time to Live, a Time to Die

The semi-autobiographical film on director Hou Hsiao-Hsien’s childhood and adolescence, when he was growing up in Taiwan, living through ...
A Summer at Grandpa’s
7.7

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.
The Boys from Fengkuei
7.4

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 Green, Green Grass of Home
6.6

The Green, Green Grass of Home

Da-Nian is a young man from Taipei. He goes to a remote village and works as a substitute teacher. He and Su-Yun, another teacher at the school, ...