Hou Hsiao-hsien
Film director · 6 films (1983–2015)
Hou Hsiao-hsien is a director whose work here spans The Boys From Fengkuei (1983) to The Assassin (2015), across drama and romance. 4 of those films were photographed by Mark Lee Ping-Bing. The work runs wide — 38% of frames across the 6 films indexed here, against 20% library-wide. All 256 frames from 6 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.
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.
Born 8 April 1947 · Mei County, Guangdong, China
Awards
- Order of Brilliant Star · 2015
- Asia's Most Influential Taiwan · 2021
- Golden Horse Award for Best Director · 2015
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres · 2008
- Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize · 1999
- Golden Horse Award for Best Director · 1995
- Golden Horse Award for Best Director · 1989
- National Cultural Award
- Asian Film Award for Best Director
Films directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien
About Hou Hsiao-hsien
When was Hou Hsiao-hsien born?
Hou Hsiao-hsien was born on 8 April 1947 in Mei County, Guangdong, China.
What films has Hou Hsiao-hsien directed?
FrameThrower holds stills from 6 of them: The Boys From Fengkuei (1983), A Summer at Grandpa’s (1984), Dust In The Wind (1986), Flowers of Shanghai (1998), Millennium Mambo (2001) and The Assassin (2015).
What awards has Hou Hsiao-hsien won?
Order of Brilliant Star (2015), Asia's Most Influential Taiwan (2021), Golden Horse Award for Best Director (2015) and Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres (2008).
Search every frame of Hou Hsiao-hsien’s films
All 256 indexed frames from 6 films directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien — searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, mood or plain language.