Tsai Ming-liang
DirectingBorn Oct 27, 1957
Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Tsai Ming-liang (Chinese: 蔡 明亮, Pinyin: Cài Míngliàng; born October 27, 1957) is a Malaysian-Taiwanese filmmaker. He has written and directed 11 feature films and has also directed many short films, television films, documentaries and art installations. Tsai is one of the most celebrated "Second New Wave" film directors of Taiwanese cinema. His films have been acclaimed worldwide and have won numerous film festival awards.
Known For
Golden Horse Awards
tv1962
Run Away
movie1984
Walking on Water
movie2013
Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema
movie2024
Back Home
movie2025
Rebels of the Neon God
movie1994
Rebels of the Neon God
movie1994
Afternoon
movie2015
Afternoon
movie2015
Vive L'Amour
movie1995
Vive L'Amour
movie1995
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
movie2014
Filmography
2026Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinemaas Selfmovie2025Night Journeyas Directormovie2025Back Homeas Directormovie2025The Ozu Diariesas Selfmovie2024Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinemaas Self - Filmmakermovie2024Abiding Nowhereas Directormovie2024Xining Public Housingas Directormovie2023Yilanas Directormovie2023Strolling Aroundas Directormovie2022Making-of du tournage de Tsai Ming-Liang au Centre Pompidoumovie2022Where Do You Stand, Tsai Ming-liang?as Directormovie2022Whereas Directormovie2022The Pursuit of a Cinematic Dream - Tsai Ming-Liangas Tsai Ming-liangmovie2022Motheras Presentertv2021Wanderingas Directormovie2021The Moon and the Treeas Directormovie2021The Nightas Director of Photographymovie2021Daysas Executive Producermovie2019Three Pigletsas Selftv2018Lightas Directormovie2018Your Faceas Producermovie2018Sandas Directormovie2018The Desertedas Directormovie2018Wiaraas Selfmovie2016Single Beliefas Producermovie2016One & Zeroas Directormovie2016Autumn Daysas Directormovie2015Afternoonas Directormovie2015French Cinema Mon Amouras Selfmovie2015No No Sleepas Directormovie2015Beautiful 2015as Directormovie2014Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinemaas Selfmovie2014Journey to the Westas Adaptationmovie2014Stray Dogsas Art Directionmovie2013Letters from the Southas Screenplaymovie2013Walking on Wateras Directormovie2013Past Presentas Selfmovie2012Walkeras Director of Photographymovie2012Diamond Sutraas Writermovie2012Sleepwalkas Writermovie2012No Formas Screenplaymovie2012Beautiful 2012as Directormovie2012Transformationas Directormovie2009Taipei 24Hmovie2009Visageas Writermovie2009Madame Butterflyas Cinematographymovie2009Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Wateras Self as the film director of Visagemovie2009Remembranceas Clientmovie2008Sleeping on Dark Watersas Directormovie2007To Each His Own Cinemaas Directormovie2007Help Me, Erosas Producermovie2007It's a Dreamas Writermovie2006I Don't Want to Sleep Aloneas Writermovie2005The Wayward Cloudas Writermovie2004Aquariumas Directormovie2004Welcome to São Pauloas Directormovie2004My Stinking Kidas Directormovie2003The Missingas Executive Producermovie2003Goodbye, Dragon Innas Writermovie2003Moonlight in the Riveras Directormovie2003Parola (su una data)tv2002Our Time, Our Storyas Selfmovie2002The Skywalk Is Goneas Screenplaymovie2002Looking for Tsaias Himselfmovie2001What Time Is It There?as Screenplaymovie2001A Conversation with Godas Directormovie1999The Holeas Screenplaymovie1998Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinemaas Selfmovie1997The Riveras Screenplaymovie1995Vive L'Amouras Screenplaymovie1995My New Friendsas Directormovie1994Rebels of the Neon Godas Screenplaymovie1991Boysas Writermovie1991Give Me a Homeas Writermovie1990Li-hsiang’s Love Lineas Writermovie1989All the Corners of the Worldas Writermovie1987The Game They Call Sexas Writermovie1985Spring Daddyas Writermovie1984Run Awayas Writermovie1984Teenage Fugitiveas Screenplaymovie