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Hou Hsiao-Hsien

Taiwanese film director, screenwriter and film producer (born 1947)
Person human Q435626
Hou Hsiao-Hsien
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Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[22]
Date of birth
April 8, 1947
Place of birth
Meixian District
Country of citizenship
Taiwan[8]
Occupation
actor, film director, singer, screenwriter, film actor, film producer, television actor, director[9][10][11]
Field of work
film direction[12]
Educated at
National Taiwan University of Arts, National Feng-Shan Senior High School[13][14]
Award received
Golden Horse Award for Best Director, Golden Horse Award for Best Director, Golden Horse Award for Best Director, Asian Film Award for Best Director, Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Asia's Most Influential Taiwan, Order of Brilliant Star, National Cultural Award[15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
Nominated for
European Film Award for Best Non-European Film[26]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Chinese[27]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Family name
Hou[23]
Given name
Hou[24]
Has works in the collection
Museum of Modern Art
Instrument
voice[25]
P14541
14AiS2
P14750
FC81-0C63-04E4-630C-ACE7
P14771
96139
Start of work period
1980[28]
🏷️ Also known as
en Hou Hsiao Hsen en Hsiao Hsien Hou en Hou Xiaoxian en Hou Hsiao-Hsien ar هيساو-هايسن هو cs Hóu Xiàoxián cs Hou Xiaoxian cs Hou Xiao-xian cs Chou Siao-sien de Hsiao-hsien Hou es Hou Hsiao Hsien fa هو شيائو-شين fr Hou Hsiao Hsien fr Hóu Xiàoxián fr Hsiao-hsien Hou fr 侯孝贤 he הו הסיאו-הסיין hu Hou Hsiao-Hsien hu Hou Hsziao-hszien it Hou Hsiao Hsien
🔖 Identifiers · 94
ISNI
0000000118216406
VIAF cluster ID
59922938
Library of Congress authority ID
no92020827
GND ID
120728737
AllMovie person ID
p732551, p95029
Allcinema person ID
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AlloCiné person ID
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BFI Films, TV and people ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CANTIC ID
981058528060906706
CONOR.SI ID
178691939
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CiNii Research ID
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Ciné-Ressources person ID
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Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
120728737
Danish National Filmography person ID
136103
Described at URL
www.tatlerasia.com
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
120728737
Douban movie celebrity ID
1093843
Douban personage ID
27299620
EDb person ID
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ElCinema person ID
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ElFilm person ID
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Elonet person ID
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Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Hou-Hsiao-hsien
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
hsiao-hsien-hou
Europeana entity
agent/base/70600
Evene ID
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FAST ID
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FID performing arts ID
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FIPRESCI person ID
hsiao-hsien-hou
Film.ru person ID
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FilmAffinity person and company ID
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Filmportal ID
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Filmweb.pl person ID
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Freebase ID
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GTAA ID
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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HKCAN ID
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HKMDB person ID
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IMDb ID
nm0396284
IdRef ID
050738852
JRC Names ID
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KINENOTE person ID
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KMDb person ID
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Kinobaza person ID
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Kinobox person ID
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Kinopoisk person ID
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LDT @ Library Name Authority ID
86367
LdiF person ID
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Lex ID
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Libris-URI
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Listal ID
hsiao--hsien-hou
MovieMeter person ID
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Mtime people ID
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Munzinger person ID
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Museum of Modern Art artist ID
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MusicBrainz artist ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007604802205171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC201105141
National Library of Latvia ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810530860105606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX906941
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
126127719
Open Media Database person ID
64992
PORT person ID
239570
Prabook ID
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Quora topic ID
Hou-Hsiao-hsien
RKDartists ID
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Radio France person ID
hou-hsiao-hsien
Related category
Category:Films directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien
SBN author ID
REAV096585
SELIBR ID
279129
SNAC ARK ID
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Scope.dk person ID
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Sinemalar person ID
810266, 35712
Spotify artist ID
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Swedish Film Database person ID
208661
TMDB person ID
64992
Tabakalera ID
103065
Taiwan Cinema person ID
12434
Unifrance person ID
313355
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058528060906706
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/84e75923-5514-444f-bcfc-b177a7324307
ČSFD person ID
14633

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🔗 Connections
Films directed 20
A City of Sadness, The Assassin, To Each His Own Cinema, Flowers of Shanghai, Millennium Mambo, Three Times, Flight of the Red Balloon, The Puppetmaster +12 more
Films written 9
The Assassin, Three Times, Flight of the Red Balloon, Café Lumière, Taipei Story, The Time to Live and the Time to Die, Cute Girl, Green, Green Grass of Home +1 more
Occupation 8
actor, singer, film director, screenwriter, film producer, director, film actor, television actor
Award received 4
Order of Brilliant Star, Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, National Cultural Award
← Producer 4
Raise the Red Lantern, Millennium Mambo, Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above, Taipei Exchanges
← Cast member 3
Taipei Story, I Wish I Knew, That Day, on the Beach
Country of citizenship 1
Taiwan
Educated at 1
National Taiwan University of Arts
Family name 1
Hou
Field of work 1
film direction
Has works in the collection 1
Museum of Modern Art
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
voice
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Chinese
Nominated for 1
European Film Award for Best Non-European Film
Place of birth 1
Meixian District
Related category 1
Category:Films directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien
Sex or gender 1
male
← Category combines topics 1
Category:Films directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien
← Creator 1
Flight of the Red Balloon
← Executive producer 1
Raise the Red Lantern
← Winner 1
Golden Lion
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Summary

Hou Hsiao-Hsien was born on April 8, 1947[1], in Meixian District[2]. He has worked as an actor[3], film director[4], singer[5], screenwriter[6], and film actor[7].

FAQs

Where was Hou Hsiao-Hsien born?

Hou Hsiao-Hsien was born in Meixian District[2].

What did Hou Hsiao-Hsien do for work?

Hou Hsiao-Hsien worked as an actor[3], film director[4], singer[5], screenwriter[6], and film actor[7].

Where did Hou Hsiao-Hsien go to school?

Hou Hsiao-Hsien was educated at National Taiwan University of Arts[13] and National Feng-Shan Senior High School[14].

What awards did Hou Hsiao-Hsien receive?

Honors received include Golden Horse Award for Best Director[15] and Asian Film Award for Best Director[16].

Related Entities

Museum of Modern Art National Taiwan University of Arts Taiwan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . goldenhorse.org.tw. goldenhorse.org.tw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . asianfilmawards.asia. asianfilmawards.asia. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . taiwaninfo.nat.gov.tw. Retrieved . taiwaninfo.nat.gov.tw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . tatlerasia.com. Retrieved . tatlerasia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . president.gov.tw. president.gov.tw. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Bargioni · 2026-11-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 7w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 8w ago · Ntulibsys · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  7. 9w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  8. 9w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  9. 11w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  10. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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