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Tsai Ming-liang

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  • Writer
  • Producer
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Tsai Ming-liang
Born in Kuching, Malaysia, he graduated from the Drama and Cinema Department of the Chinese Cultural University of Taiwan and worked as a theatrical producer and TV director. His second feature film, Vive L'Amour (1994), won the Golden Lion (best picture) at the 1994 Venice Film Festival. His idiosyncratic oeuvre continues to enthrall audiences worldwide.
BornOctober 27, 1957
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BornOctober 27, 1957
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    • Awards
      • 65 wins & 75 nominations total

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    Known for

    Chen Chao-jung and Jen Chang-bin in Rebels of the Neon God (1992)
    Rebels of the Neon God
    7.5
    • Director(as Cai Mingliang)
    • 1992
    The Hole (1998)
    The Hole
    7.4
    • Director(as Ming-liang Tsai)
    • 1998
    Kang-sheng Lee and Anong Houngheuangsy in Days (2020)
    Days
    6.6
    • Director(as Ming-liang Tsai)
    • 2020
    Shiang-chyi Chen and Kang-sheng Lee in What Time Is It There? (2001)
    What Time Is It There?
    7.3
    • Director(as Ming-liang Tsai)
    • 2001

    Credits

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    Director



    • Abiding Nowhere (2024)
      Abiding Nowhere
      6.6
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Where Do You Stand, Tsai Ming-Liang
      6.2
      Short
      • Director (as Ming-liang Tsai)
      • 2022
    • He chu
      6.9
      • Director (as Ming-liang Tsai)
      • 2022
    • Autumn Days
      Short
      • Director (as Ming-liang Tsai)
      • 2022
    • Wandering
      6.6
      Short
      • Director (as Ming-liang Tsai)
      • 2021
    • Yuèliàng shù
      7.1
      Short
      • Director (as Ming-liang Tsai)
      • 2021
    • The Night (2021)
      The Night
      6.0
      Short
      • Director (as Ming-liang Tsai)
      • 2021
    • Kang-sheng Lee and Anong Houngheuangsy in Days (2020)
      Days
      6.6
      • Director (as Ming-liang Tsai)
      • 2020
    • Light
      7.0
      Short
      • Director (as Ming-liang Tsai)
      • 2019
    • Your Face (2018)
      Your Face
      7.0
      • Director (as Ming-liang Tsai)
      • 2018
    • Sand (2018)
      Sand
      7.3
      • Director (as Ming-liang Tsai)
      • 2018
    • The Deserted: VR (2017)
      The Deserted: VR
      6.8
      • Director (as Ming-liang Tsai)
      • 2017
    • Qiu Ri
      6.9
      Short
      • Director (as Ming-liang Tsai)
      • 2015
    • Xiao Kang
      5.2
      Short
      • Director (as Ming-liang Tsai)
      • 2015
    • Afternoon (2015)
      Afternoon
      7.1
      • Director (as Ming-liang Tsai)
      • 2015

    Writer



    • The Night (2021)
      The Night
      6.0
      Short
      • Writer (as Ming-liang Tsai)
      • 2021
    • Kang-sheng Lee and Anong Houngheuangsy in Days (2020)
      Days
      6.6
      • Writer (as Ming-liang Tsai)
      • 2020
    • Sand (2018)
      Sand
      7.3
      • Writer (as Ming-liang Tsai)
      • 2018
    • Journey to the West (2014)
      Journey to the West
      6.9
      • adaptation (as Ming-liang Tsai)
      • 2014
    • Xing Zai Shui Shang
      6.3
      Short
      • Writer (as Ming-liang Tsai)
      • 2013
    • Stray Dogs (2013)
      Stray Dogs
      6.9
      • Writer (as Ming-liang Tsai)
      • 2013
    • Diamond Sutra
      6.6
      Short
      • Writer (as Ming-liang Tsai)
      • 2012
    • Sleepwalk
      6.2
      Short
      • Writer (as Ming-liang Tsai)
      • 2012
    • Walker (2012)
      Walker
      6.9
      Short
      • Writer (as Ming-liang Tsai)
      • 2012
    • Laetitia Casta and Kang-sheng Lee in Face (2009)
      Face
      6.0
      • screenplay (as Ming-liang Tsai)
      • 2009
    • Sleeping on Dark Waters
      6.8
      • Writer (as Ming-liang Tsai)
      • 2008
    • I Don't Want to Sleep Alone (2006)
      I Don't Want to Sleep Alone
      6.9
      • Writer (as Ming-liang Tsai)
      • 2006
    • Shiang-chyi Chen in The Wayward Cloud (2005)
      The Wayward Cloud
      6.5
      • Writer (as Ming-liang Tsai)
      • 2005
    • Goodbye, Dragon Inn (2003)
      Goodbye, Dragon Inn
      7.1
      • writer (as Ming-liang Tsai)
      • 2003
    • The Skywalk Is Gone (2002)
      The Skywalk Is Gone
      6.8
      Short
      • Writer (as Ming-liang Tsai)
      • 2002

    Producer



    • Kang-sheng Lee and Anong Houngheuangsy in Days (2020)
      Days
      6.6
      • executive producer (as Ming-liang Tsai)
      • 2020
    • Your Face (2018)
      Your Face
      7.0
      • producer (as Ming-liang Tsai)
      • 2018
    • Stray Dogs at the Museum
      Short
      • executive producer (as Ming Liang Tsai)
      • 2016
    • Single Belief
      7.3
      Short
      • producer (as Ming-liang Tsai)
      • 2016
    • Underground Fragrance (2015)
      Underground Fragrance
      6.3
      • producer (as Ming-liang Tsai)
      • 2015
    • Laetitia Casta and Kang-sheng Lee in Face (2009)
      Face
      6.0
      • producer (as Ming-liang Tsai)
      • 2009
    • Help Me, Eros (2007)
      Help Me, Eros
      6.0
      • executive producer (original version, as Ming-liang Tsai)
      • 2007
    • The Missing (2003)
      The Missing
      6.2
      • executive producer (as Ming-liang Tsai)
      • 2003
    • Give Me a Home (1991)
      Give Me a Home
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • producer (as Ming-liang Tsai)
      • 1991

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Ming-liang Cai
    • Born
      • October 27, 1957
      • Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
    • Publicity listings
      • 2 Print Biographies
      • 2 Interviews
      • 1 Article

    Did you know

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      Has never made a feature film (excluding TV films) that does not feature actor Kang-sheng Lee.
    • Quotes
      [on Kang-sheng Lee] When I found Lee Kang-sheng on the street, I invited him to be in my films. Since then, his perfect embodiment of an anti-actor has had a profound impact on my work. One day, to my shock, I realized I never wanted to move my camera away from his face, and it was then that I found the true reason for making films.
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