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Tsai Ming-liang

Tsai Ming-liang

Directing
Born Oct 27, 1957 (68 years old)
Place of Birth Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Gender Male
Popularity 1.5
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Also Known As 蔡明亮, 차이밍량, Tsai Mingliang +8 more

Biography

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.
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.

Credits

Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
1998 5.5
Self
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
Jun 4, 1998
Self
5.5/10
 Past Present
Past Present
2013 6.3
Self
Past Present
Oct 4, 2013
Self
6.3/10
 Sleeping on Dark Waters
Sleeping on Dark Waters
2008 5.7
Sleeping on Dark Waters
Jan 1, 2008
5.7/10
 Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema
Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema
2026 7.5
Self
Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema
Feb 19, 2026
Self
7.5/10
The Pursuit of a Cinematic Dream - Tsai Ming-Liang
2022
Tsai Ming-liang
The Pursuit of a Cinematic Dream - Tsai Ming-Liang
Nov 11, 2022
Tsai Ming-liang
 Wandering
Wandering
2021 6.8
Wandering
Dec 1, 2021
6.8/10
 Where Do You Stand, Tsai Ming-liang?
Where Do You Stand, Tsai Ming-liang?
2022
Where Do You Stand, Tsai Ming-liang?
Nov 25, 2022
 seascape
seascape
Himself
seascape
Himself
 Taipei 24H
Taipei 24H
2009 6.8
Taipei 24H
Oct 9, 2009
6.8/10
 Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
2014 7.1
Self
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
Oct 1, 2014
Self
7.1/10
Making-of du tournage de Tsai Ming-Liang au Centre Pompidou
2022
Making-of du tournage de Tsai Ming-Liang au Centre Pompidou
Dec 28, 2022
 Afternoon
Afternoon
2015 7.3
Self
Afternoon
Sep 12, 2015
Self
7.3/10
 French Cinema Mon Amour
French Cinema Mon Amour
2015 5.2
Self
French Cinema Mon Amour
Jul 6, 2015
Self
5.2/10
 Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water
Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water
2009
Self as the film director of Visage
Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water
Jun 28, 2009
Self as the film director of Visage
 Our Time, Our Story
Our Time, Our Story
2002 6
Self
Our Time, Our Story
Oct 25, 2002
Self
6/10
 Moonlight in the River
Moonlight in the River
2003
Narrator
Moonlight in the River
Jan 1, 2003
Narrator
 Your Face
Your Face
2018 6.6
Self
Your Face
Sep 7, 2018
Self
6.6/10
 My New Friends
My New Friends
1995 5.5
Himself
My New Friends
Jan 1, 1995
Himself
5.5/10
 Wiara
Wiara
2018
Self
Wiara
Jan 14, 2018
Self
 Looking for Tsai
Looking for Tsai
2002
Himself
Looking for Tsai
Jun 6, 2002
Himself
 Visage
Visage
2009 5.5
Visage
Oct 2, 2009
5.5/10
 Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema
Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema
2024 7.2
Self - Filmmaker
Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema
Sep 4, 2024
Self - Filmmaker
7.2/10
 The Ozu Diaries
The Ozu Diaries
2025
Self
The Ozu Diaries
Sep 2, 2025
Self
Remembrance
2009
Client
Remembrance
Jan 1, 2009
Client
 Léaud l'unique
Léaud l'unique
2001 10
Self - filmmaker
Léaud l'unique
Oct 25, 2001
Self - filmmaker
10/10
Golden Horse Awards
Golden Horse Awards
1962 2 eps 9
Self
Golden Horse Awards
Oct 31, 1962
Self
2 episodes
 Three Piglets
Three Piglets
2019 1 eps
Self
Three Piglets
Feb 22, 2019
Self
1 episodes
Parola (su una data)
2003 1 eps
Parola (su una data)
Jan 1, 2003
1 episodes
The Wayward Cloud
The Wayward Cloud
2005 6
Director
The Wayward Cloud
Mar 25, 2005
Director
 The Wayward Cloud
The Wayward Cloud
2005 6
Writer
The Wayward Cloud
Mar 25, 2005
Writer
 Goodbye, Dragon Inn
Goodbye, Dragon Inn
2003 6.8
Director
Goodbye, Dragon Inn
Dec 12, 2003
Director
 Goodbye, Dragon Inn
Goodbye, Dragon Inn
2003 6.8
Writer
Goodbye, Dragon Inn
Dec 12, 2003
Writer
 Madame Butterfly
Madame Butterfly
2009 6
Director of Photography
Madame Butterfly
Jul 10, 2009
Director of Photography
 Madame Butterfly
Madame Butterfly
2009 6
Writer
Madame Butterfly
Jul 10, 2009
Writer
 Vive L'Amour
Vive L'Amour
1994 7.3
Director
Vive L'Amour
Sep 2, 1994
Director
 What Time Is It There?
What Time Is It There?
2001 7
Director
What Time Is It There?
Sep 26, 2001
Director
 To Each His Own Cinema
To Each His Own Cinema
2007 6.4
Director
To Each His Own Cinema
Oct 31, 2007
Director
 The Hole
The Hole
1998 7.1
Director
The Hole
Sep 14, 1998
Director
 The Hole
The Hole
1998 7.1
Screenplay
The Hole
Sep 14, 1998
Screenplay
 The River
The River
1997 6.8
Director
The River
Aug 7, 1997
Director
 The River
The River
1997 6.8
Screenplay
The River
Aug 7, 1997
Screenplay
 Rebels of the Neon God
Rebels of the Neon God
1994 7.3
Director
Rebels of the Neon God
Aug 4, 1994
Director
 Days
Days
2021 6.3
Director
Days
May 21, 2021
Director
 Visage
Visage
2009 5.5
Director
Visage
Oct 2, 2009
Director
 Visage
Visage
2009 5.5
Screenplay
Visage
Oct 2, 2009
Screenplay
 Stray Dogs
Stray Dogs
2014 6.3
Director
Stray Dogs
Feb 21, 2014
Director
 Stray Dogs
Stray Dogs
2014 6.3
Writer
Stray Dogs
Feb 21, 2014
Writer
 The Game They Call Sex
The Game They Call Sex
1987 6.3
Writer
The Game They Call Sex
Nov 5, 1987
Writer
 Beautiful 2012
Beautiful 2012
2012 5.2
Director
Beautiful 2012
Mar 21, 2012
Director
 Sleeping on Dark Waters
Sleeping on Dark Waters
2008 5.7
Director
Sleeping on Dark Waters
Jan 1, 2008
Director
 No Form
No Form
2012
Director
No Form
Jul 5, 2012
Director
 Madame Butterfly
Madame Butterfly
2009 6
Director
Madame Butterfly
Jul 10, 2009
Director
 Journey to the West
Journey to the West
2014 6.3
Director
Journey to the West
Apr 24, 2014
Director
 Journey to the West
Journey to the West
2014 6.3
Adaptation
Journey to the West
Apr 24, 2014
Adaptation
 No No Sleep
No No Sleep
2015 6.1
Director
No No Sleep
Apr 21, 2015
Director
 Abiding Nowhere
Abiding Nowhere
2024 7
Director
Abiding Nowhere
Feb 20, 2024
Director
 Wandering
Wandering
2021 6.8
Director
Wandering
Dec 1, 2021
Director
 Vive L'Amour
Vive L'Amour
1994 7.3
Screenplay
Vive L'Amour
Sep 2, 1994
Screenplay
 Stray Dogs
Stray Dogs
2014 6.3
Art Direction
Stray Dogs
Feb 21, 2014
Art Direction
 Days
Days
2021 6.3
Writer
Days
May 21, 2021
Writer
 Days
Days
2021 6.3
Executive Producer
Days
May 21, 2021
Executive Producer
 Rebels of the Neon God
Rebels of the Neon God
1994 7.3
Screenplay
Rebels of the Neon God
Aug 4, 1994
Screenplay
 I Don't Want to Sleep Alone
I Don't Want to Sleep Alone
2006 6.6
Director
I Don't Want to Sleep Alone
Dec 2, 2006
Director
 I Don't Want to Sleep Alone
I Don't Want to Sleep Alone
2006 6.6
Director of Photography
I Don't Want to Sleep Alone
Dec 2, 2006
Director of Photography
 The Missing
The Missing
2003 5.3
Executive Producer
The Missing
Dec 12, 2003
Executive Producer
 Transformation
Transformation
2012
Director
Transformation
Jan 1, 2012
Director
 Walker
Walker
2012 6.2
Director
Walker
Sep 8, 2012
Director
 A Conversation with God
A Conversation with God
2001 5.2
Director
A Conversation with God
Apr 28, 2001
Director
 The Skywalk Is Gone
The Skywalk Is Gone
2003 5.9
Director
The Skywalk Is Gone
Apr 25, 2003
Director
 The Night
The Night
2021 5.9
Director
The Night
Sep 1, 2021
Director
 Letters from the South
Letters from the South
2013 5.4
Director
Letters from the South
Oct 6, 2013
Director
 Aquarium
Aquarium
2004
Director
Aquarium
Jul 16, 2004
Director
 The Moon and the Tree
The Moon and the Tree
2021 6
Director
The Moon and the Tree
Oct 3, 2021
Director
 Welcome to São Paulo
Welcome to São Paulo
2004 6.3
Director
Welcome to São Paulo
Jul 16, 2004
Director
 The Night
The Night
2021 5.9
Writer
The Night
Sep 1, 2021
Writer
 The Night
The Night
2021 5.9
Director of Photography
The Night
Sep 1, 2021
Director of Photography
 Letters from the South
Letters from the South
2013 5.4
Screenplay
Letters from the South
Oct 6, 2013
Screenplay
 Sand
Sand
2018
Screenplay
Sand
Apr 28, 2018
Screenplay
 Boys
Boys
1991 6.2
Director
Boys
Apr 10, 1991
Director
 Afternoon
Afternoon
2015 7.3
Director
Afternoon
Sep 12, 2015
Director
 Sleepwalk
Sleepwalk
2012 6
Director
Sleepwalk
Aug 27, 2012
Director
 Sleepwalk
Sleepwalk
2012 6
Writer
Sleepwalk
Aug 27, 2012
Writer
 Diamond Sutra
Diamond Sutra
2012 6
Director
Diamond Sutra
Sep 7, 2012
Director
 Diamond Sutra
Diamond Sutra
2012 6
Writer
Diamond Sutra
Sep 7, 2012
Writer
 Run Away
Run Away
1985 8.2
Writer
Run Away
Jul 13, 1985
Writer
 Where
Where
2022
Director
Where
Nov 25, 2022
Director
 Where Do You Stand, Tsai Ming-liang?
Where Do You Stand, Tsai Ming-liang?
2022
Director
Where Do You Stand, Tsai Ming-liang?
Nov 25, 2022
Director
 Xining Public Housing
Xining Public Housing
2024 6
Director
Xining Public Housing
Jan 30, 2024
Director
 Teenage Fugitive
Teenage Fugitive
1984 6.8
Screenplay
Teenage Fugitive
Jan 1, 1984
Screenplay
 My Stinking Kid
My Stinking Kid
2004 6
Director
My Stinking Kid
Jan 1, 2004
Director
 Help Me, Eros
Help Me, Eros
2007 5.7
Art Direction
Help Me, Eros
Sep 4, 2007
Art Direction
 Help Me, Eros
Help Me, Eros
2007 5.7
Producer
Help Me, Eros
Sep 4, 2007
Producer
 I Don't Want to Sleep Alone
I Don't Want to Sleep Alone
2006 6.6
Writer
I Don't Want to Sleep Alone
Dec 2, 2006
Writer
 Spring Daddy
Spring Daddy
1985 7
Writer
Spring Daddy
Jul 12, 1985
Writer
 Autumn Days
Autumn Days
2016
Director
Autumn Days
Oct 13, 2016
Director
 Single Belief
Single Belief
2016 6.5
Producer
Single Belief
Dec 1, 2016
Producer
 The Deserted
The Deserted
2018 7
Director
The Deserted
Mar 31, 2018
Director
 Walker
Walker
2012 6.2
Writer
Walker
Sep 8, 2012
Writer
 Give Me a Home
Give Me a Home
1991 7
Director
Give Me a Home
Jan 1, 1991
Director
 Your Face
Your Face
2018 6.6
Director
Your Face
Sep 7, 2018
Director
 Sand
Sand
2018
Director
Sand
Apr 28, 2018
Director
 Walker
Walker
2012 6.2
Director of Photography
Walker
Sep 8, 2012
Director of Photography
 No Form
No Form
2012
Screenplay
No Form
Jul 5, 2012
Screenplay
 The Skywalk Is Gone
The Skywalk Is Gone
2003 5.9
Screenplay
The Skywalk Is Gone
Apr 25, 2003
Screenplay
 Light
Light
2018 6.3
Director
Light
Oct 1, 2018
Director
 Moonlight in the River
Moonlight in the River
2003
Director
Moonlight in the River
Jan 1, 2003
Director
 Li-hsiang’s Love Line
Li-hsiang’s Love Line
1990 5
Director
Li-hsiang’s Love Line
Jul 1, 1990
Director
 Li-hsiang’s Love Line
Li-hsiang’s Love Line
1990 5
Writer
Li-hsiang’s Love Line
Jul 1, 1990
Writer
 My New Friends
My New Friends
1995 5.5
Director
My New Friends
Jan 1, 1995
Director
 Boys
Boys
1991 6.2
Writer
Boys
Apr 10, 1991
Writer
 Give Me a Home
Give Me a Home
1991 7
Writer
Give Me a Home
Jan 1, 1991
Writer
 All the Corners of the World
All the Corners of the World
1989 5.5
Director
All the Corners of the World
Jan 1, 1989
Director
 All the Corners of the World
All the Corners of the World
1989 5.5
Writer
All the Corners of the World
Jan 1, 1989
Writer
 Stray Dogs at the Museum
Stray Dogs at the Museum
Producer
Stray Dogs at the Museum
Producer
 Your Face
Your Face
2018 6.6
Producer
Your Face
Sep 7, 2018
Producer
 Visage
Visage
2009 5.5
Producer
Visage
Oct 2, 2009
Producer
 Madame Butterfly
Madame Butterfly
2009 6
Cinematography
Madame Butterfly
Jul 10, 2009
Cinematography
 Back Home
Back Home
2025 7.5
Director
Back Home
Sep 5, 2025
Director
 Beautiful 2015
Beautiful 2015
2015
Director
Beautiful 2015
Mar 25, 2015
Director
 It's a Dream
It's a Dream
2007
Director
It's a Dream
May 19, 2007
Director
 Night Journey
Night Journey
2025
Screenplay
Night Journey
Nov 1, 2025
Screenplay
 Night Journey
Night Journey
2025
Editor
Night Journey
Nov 1, 2025
Editor
 Night Journey
Night Journey
2025
Director
Night Journey
Nov 1, 2025
Director
 Yilan
Yilan
2023
Director
Yilan
Feb 11, 2023
Director
 Strolling Around
Strolling Around
2023
Director
Strolling Around
Feb 11, 2023
Director
 It's a Dream
It's a Dream
2007
Writer
It's a Dream
May 19, 2007
Writer
 Visage
Visage
2009 5.5
Idea
Visage
Oct 2, 2009
Idea
 Visage
Visage
2009 5.5
Story
Visage
Oct 2, 2009
Story
 Visage
Visage
2009 5.5
Script
Visage
Oct 2, 2009
Script
 Visage
Visage
2009 5.5
Writer
Visage
Oct 2, 2009
Writer
 What Time Is It There?
What Time Is It There?
2001 7
Screenplay
What Time Is It There?
Sep 26, 2001
Screenplay
 Dust
Dust
2026 7.5
Director
Dust
Sep 8, 2026
Director
The Moon is Gone
2001
Director
The Moon is Gone
Sep 11, 2001
Director
 Where Do You Stand, Tsai Ming-liang?
Where Do You Stand, Tsai Ming-liang?
2022
Director of Photography
Where Do You Stand, Tsai Ming-liang?
Nov 25, 2022
Director of Photography
Mother
Mother
2022 6 eps
Presenter
Mother
Oct 1, 2022
Presenter
6 episodes

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