The best Hou Hsiao-hsien films
The top 3 according to 0 votes from people: A City of Sadness (1989) · A Time to Live, a Time to Die (1985) · Dust in the Wind (1986). (Updated Sep 16, 2024.)
From The Boys from Fengkuei to The Assassin: Hou Hsiao-hsien's most recommended and highest-rated films (Commercial Times, Marie Claire, Douban).
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Top 12
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1
A City of Sadness (1989)
The Lin family around the 228 Incident; Golden Lion in Venice.
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2
A Time to Live, a Time to Die (1985)
Based on Hou's own childhood.
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3
Dust in the Wind (1986)
Two childhood sweethearts drift apart.
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4
The Boys from Fengkuei (1983)
Young men from Penghu try their luck in Kaohsiung.
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5
The Puppetmaster (1993)
Half the life of puppeteer Li Tian-lu; Cannes Jury Prize.
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6
The Assassin (2015)
A female assassin in the Tang dynasty; Best Director at Cannes.
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7
Flowers of Shanghai (1998)
Late Qing Shanghai flower houses, in long takes.
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8
Three Times (2005)
Three eras, three love stories, with Shu Qi and Chang Chen.
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9
Millennium Mambo (2001)
Shu Qi in Taipei at the turn of the millennium.
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10
A Summer at Grandpa's (1984)
Two city kids spend the summer at their grandfather's.
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11
Good Men, Good Women (1995)
The White Terror intercut with present-day Taipei.
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12
Goodbye South, Goodbye (1996)
Small-time hustlers on the road in southern Taiwan.
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13
Café Lumière (2003)
A tribute to Ozu in Tokyo.
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