Hsiao-Hsien Hou

Directing

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.

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Movie still from “Millennium Mambo” (2001), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A street sign hanging over a snowy street at night; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Assassin” (2015), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A woman wearing a mask standing next to a tree; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Assassin” (2015), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A woman sitting at a table in a living room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Assassin” (2015), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A man sitting at a table in front of candles; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Assassin” (2015), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A man in a black coat standing in front of a curtain; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Dust in the Wind” (1986), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A man and a woman standing next to each other on the side of a train platform; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Assassin” (2015), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – Two women are standing in front of an urn; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A woman in a red jacket looking up at something; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Assassin” (2015), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A woman in a yellow and red kimono is smoking a cigarette; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Assassin” (2015), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A geisha is sitting at a table looking at her cell phone; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A young woman smiles at the camera in front of a window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Assassin” (2015), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A woman is getting her hair combed by another woman; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Assassin” (2015), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A man holding a wooden stick in the woods; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Dust in the Wind” (1986), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A group of people sitting at a table eating food; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Assassin” (2015), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A young woman in traditional japanese clothing; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Assassin” (2015), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A woman dressed in a white outfit holding a black stick in her hands; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Assassin” (2015), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – Two people in costumes are fighting in the woods; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A man talking on a phone in front of a window; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Assassin” (2015), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A woman sitting in a dark room next to a man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Assassin” (2015), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A young woman in a traditional chinese outfit; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Assassin” (2015), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A man and a woman dressed in traditional chinese clothing; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Assassin” (2015), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – Two people standing on a mountain side near a forest; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Assassin” (2015), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A woman in a traditional asian dress sitting at a table; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Assassin” (2015), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A person in a white robe holding a stick in a forest; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Assassin” (2015), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A group of young women in traditional japanese clothing; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Assassin” (2015), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A man with long black hair wearing a white shirt; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Assassin” (2015), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A woman in a red and purple dress is playing an instrument; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Assassin” (2015), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – Two women dressed in traditional japanese clothing; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Assassin” (2015), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A woman with long black hair is looking at the camera; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Assassin” (2015), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A woman sitting on a chair looking at her cell phone; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Assassin” (2015), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A group of people dressed in traditional japanese clothing; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Assassin” (2015), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A geisha in a red kimono is looking down at the ground; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Assassin” (2015), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A couple of women dressed in traditional japanese clothing; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Assassin” (2015), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A group of women in traditional dress dancing; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Assassin” (2015), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A man in a black coat and a hat holding a bow and arrow in the woods; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Assassin” (2015), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A man and a woman are talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Flowers of Shanghai” (1998), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A group of men sitting next to each other holding a fan; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A woman in a white jacket sitting in front of a window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “Flowers of Shanghai” (1998), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A group of women standing around a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Assassin” (2015), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A man with long black hair wearing a gold robe; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Flowers of Shanghai” (1998), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A man and a woman sitting at a table with an oil lamp; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Assassin” (2015), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A couple of men sitting next to each other on a table; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Assassin” (2015), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A woman in a black and white photo wearing an oriental costume; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Flowers of Shanghai” (1998), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A group of people sitting around a dinner table; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Assassin” (2015), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A group of people sitting at a table eating food; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Assassin” (2015), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A man sitting on a chair with a candle in front of him; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A woman sitting at a table with a glass of wine; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Assassin” (2015), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A woman is standing in the middle of a forest; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Assassin” (2015), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A man wearing a black hat is looking down at his face; Close Up shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – A group of people riding motorcycles down a street at night; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Assassin” (2015), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A man sitting on top of a chair wearing a robe; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “Taipei Story” (1985), directed by Edward Yang – An older man sitting in front of a bunch of small cups; Close Up shot, High angle

Movie still from “Millennium Mambo” (2001), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A woman smoking a cigarette in front of a window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Assassin” (2015), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A young boy and a group of people dressed in traditional asian garb; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Assassin” (2015), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – An old man sitting in front of a table with food on top of it; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Flowers of Shanghai” (1998), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A woman sitting at a table with a bowl in front of her face; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Assassin” (2015), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A woman dressed as a geisha walks down the street; Wide shot, High angle

Movie still from “The Assassin” (2015), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A man holding a baby in his arms and wearing a crown; Medium shot, High angle

Movie still from “Dust in the Wind” (1986), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A man standing on the beach looking out at the ocean; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Assassin” (2015), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A woman sitting on a chair in a dark room; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Assassin” (2015), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A woman in a black coat standing next to a window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle

Movie still from “The Assassin” (2015), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A man is smoking a pipe in a dark room; Medium shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Assassin” (2015), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – Two women in traditional garb are standing on a porch; Wide shot, Low angle

Movie still from “The Assassin” (2015), directed by Hsiao-Hsien Hou – A group of people riding on the back of a four wheeler in a field; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle

The Assassin

(2015)

A City of Sadness

A City of Sadness

(1989)

Millennium Mambo

Millennium Mambo

(2001)

Taipei Story

(1985)

Flowers of Shanghai

Flowers of Shanghai

(1998)

Dust in the Wind

Dust in the Wind

(1986)