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Filmmaker · Taiwan

Hou Hsiao-hsien

Hou Hsiao-hsien was born on 8 April 1947 in Meixian, in Guangdong, into a Hakka family that his father brought to Taiwan the following year; they settled in the south of the island. An assistant director and then a screenwriter, he became the central figure of the Taiwanese New Wave, known for its very long takes and its barely mobile camera. He made eighteen feature films, received the award for best director at Cannes in 2015 and has since retired.

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