Hou Hsiao-hsien Movies

  • 2005
    Three Times

    Three Times

    Three Times

    6.92005HD

    In three separate segments, set respectively in 1966, 1911, and 2005, three love stories unfold between three sets of characters, under three...

    Three Times
  • 2001
    Millennium Mambo

    Millennium Mambo

    Millennium Mambo

    72001HD

    Vicky recalls her romances with her exes Hao Hao and Jack in the neon-lit clubs of Taipei.

    Millennium Mambo
  • 1999
    HHH: A Portrait of Hou Hsiao-Hsien

    HHH: A Portrait of Hou Hsiao-Hsien

    HHH: A Portrait of Hou Hsiao-Hsien

    7.81999HD

    Entry on Taiwanese new-wave filmmaker Hou Hsiao-Hsien for French television's "Cinéma, de notre temps" series, directed by Olivier Assayas.

    HHH: A Portrait of Hou Hsiao-Hsien
  • 1985
    Taipei Story

    Taipei Story

    Taipei Story

    7.4571985HD

    A young woman urgently seeks to navigate the maze of contemporary Taipei and find a future. She hopes that her boyfriend Lung is the key to the...

    Taipei Story
  • 1989
    A City of Sadness

    A City of Sadness

    A City of Sadness

    7.51989HD

    The story of a family embroiled in the "White Terror," the Kuomintang government's anti-communist political repression that was wrought on the...

    A City of Sadness
  • 1991
    Raise the Red Lantern

    Raise the Red Lantern

    Raise the Red Lantern

    7.9331991HD

    In 1920s China, 19-year-old Songlian becomes a concubine of a powerful lord and is forced to compete with his three wives for the privileges gained.

    Raise the Red Lantern
  • 2015
    The Assassin

    The Assassin

    The Assassin

    6.3792015HD

    9th century China. Ten year old general’s daughter Nie Yinniang is abducted by a nun who initiates her into the martial arts, transforming her...

    The Assassin
  • 1984
    A Summer at Grandpa's

    A Summer at Grandpa's

    A Summer at Grandpa's

    7.41984HD

    A coming-of-age story about a young brother and sister whom spend a pivotal summer in the country with their grandparents.

    A Summer at Grandpa's
  • 1975
    The Revenge of Two Exorcists

    The Revenge of Two Exorcists

    The Revenge of Two Exorcists

    01975HD

    THE REVENGE OF THE TWO EXORCISTS (1975) is another rarity; this one from Lai Sheng Ying, a cinematographer turned director. Based on a Chinese folk...

    The Revenge of Two Exorcists
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1986
    Dust in the Wind

    Dust in the Wind

    Dust in the Wind

    7.61986HD

    A-yuan and A-yun are both from the small mining town of Jio-fen. They move to Taipei, where A-yuan is an apprentice by day and goes to night school,...

    Dust in the Wind
  • 2011
    10 Plus 10

    10 Plus 10

    10 Plus 10

    5.72011HD

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

    10 Plus 10
  • 1985
    The Time to Live and the Time to Die

    The Time to Live and the Time to Die

    The Time to Live and the Time to Die

    7.31985HD

    An autobiographical film based on Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien's memories of his youth growing up in Taiwan after emigrating from mainland...

    The Time to Live and the Time to Die
  • 1998
    Flowers of Shanghai

    Flowers of Shanghai

    Flowers of Shanghai

    6.8221998HD

    At the end of the 19th century, Shanghai is divided into several foreign concessions. In the British concession, a number of luxurious “flower...

    Flowers of Shanghai
  • 2012
    A Special Day

    A Special Day

    A Special Day

    62012HD

    At the 60th anniversary of Cannes Film Festival, 34 famous directors are followed by camera.

    A Special Day
  • 1983
    Growing Up

    Growing Up

    Growing Up

    71983HD

    The story follows a young man as he changes from an intelligently aware youth, to a teenager with much less confidence than he once had, and finally,...

    Growing Up
  • 1983
    The Sandwich Man

    The Sandwich Man

    The Sandwich Man

    71983HD

    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
  • 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