Hou Hsiao-hsien Movies

  • 1987
    Daughter of the Nile

    Daughter of the Nile

    Daughter of the Nile

    71987HD

    Lin Hsiao-yang tries to keep her family together while working as a waitress at Kentucky Fried Chicken and going to night school. With no mother and...

    Daughter of the Nile
  • 2023
    Old Fox

    Old Fox

    Old Fox

    7.62023HD

    Set in the late 1980s, this family drama is about an 11-year-old boy who befriends his landlord, nicknamed Old Fox, and learns from him how to...

    Old Fox
  • 1996
    Goodbye South, Goodbye

    Goodbye South, Goodbye

    Goodbye South, Goodbye

    6.81996HD

    In this portrait of small-time hoods rendered in rhythm-of-life anecdotal detail, Gao is the leader of a circle of layabouts including his sidekick,...

    Goodbye South, Goodbye
  • 1983
    The Sandwich Man

    The Sandwich Man

    The Sandwich Man

    6.9811983HD

    Composed of three separate stories, the film vividly portrays Taiwan during the cold war period when the country developed its economy with help from...

    The Sandwich Man
  • 2020
    Keep Rolling

    Keep Rolling

    Keep Rolling

    82020HD

    One of Hong Kong's most influential filmmakers, Ann Hui, becomes a “star” for the first time in Man Lim-chung's directorial debut. A...

    Keep Rolling
  • 1991
    King of Chess

    King of Chess

    King of Chess

    6.51991HD

    Two independent stories involving chess wizards are interwoven to satirize the politics of the Chinese Cultural Revolution as well as Taiwan's...

    King of Chess
  • 2004
    Métro Lumière

    Métro Lumière

    Métro Lumière

    62004HD

    French-made documentary, "Métro Lumière", which actually does help provide some of the context for Hsiao-hsien's approach to the film....

    Métro Lumière
  • 1983
    The Boys from Fengkuei

    The Boys from Fengkuei

    The Boys from Fengkuei

    7.11983HD

    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 of...

    The Boys from Fengkuei
  • 1982
    The Green, Green Grass of Home

    The Green, Green Grass of Home

    The Green, Green Grass of Home

    6.51982HD

    A substitute teacher from Taipei arrives in a country village to teach a class of mischievous students. He soon falls in love with nature, country...

    The Green, Green Grass of Home
  • 1992
    Dust of Angels

    Dust of Angels

    Dust of Angels

    7.81992HD

    A-Guo and A-Dou are two teenagers living in an industrial town in Taiwan, who fight, loaf, and cause trouble all day and hang out with Jie, a young...

    Dust of Angels
  • 2018
    Baby

    Baby

    Baby

    5.5832018HD

    When a woman who was abandoned at birth because of a genetic disorder sees a child facing the same fate, she finds herself trying to persuade their...

    Baby
  • 2007
    Flight of the Red Balloon

    Flight of the Red Balloon

    Flight of the Red Balloon

    6.1912007HD

    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 family as seen...

    Flight of the Red Balloon
  • 1986
    Adult Game

    Adult Game

    Adult Game

    01986HD

    Direct-to-video music film co-directed by three major figures of the Taiwanese New Cinema featuring song by Edward Yang’s then wife Tsai Chin.

    Adult Game
  • 2014
    Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema

    Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema

    Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema

    7.22014HD

    With Taiwan remaining in the grip of martial law in 1982, a group of filmmakers from that country set out to establish a cultural identity through...

    Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
  • 2013
    Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above

    Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above

    Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above

    7.72013HD

    Documenting Taiwan from an aerial perspective offering a glimpse of Taiwan's natural beauty as well as the effect of human activities and...

    Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above
  • 1998
    Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema

    Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema

    Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema

    4.8751998HD

    An exploration of Chinese cinema and its relationships with gender and sexuality, which the film argues has been more frankly and provocatively...

    Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
  • 1995
    Good Men, Good Women

    Good Men, Good Women

    Good Men, Good Women

    7.21995HD

    An actress preparing to play in a historical epic is terrorized by someone faxing her pages from her stolen diary; has colorful flashbacks of her...

    Good Men, Good Women
  • 2018
    Father to Son

    Father to Son

    Father to Son

    6.12018HD

    On his 60th birthday, Van is told that he is seriously ill. But instead of going to Taipei for treatment, his illness leads him to Japan. Together...

    Father to Son
  • 1980
    Cute Girl

    Cute Girl

    Cute Girl

    6.21980HD

    The daughter of a wealthy man takes French lessons so she can go to France with her fiancée, but ends up falling for a poor man who studies...

    Cute Girl
  • 1993
    Talking with Ozu

    Talking with Ozu

    Talking with Ozu

    6.51993HD

    A tribute to the legendary Japanese film director featuring the reflections of filmmakers Lindsay Anderson, Claire Denis, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Aki...

    Talking with Ozu