List of the best Hsiao-hsien Hou movies: A City of Sadness(1989), The Assassin(2015), Dust in the Wind(1987), Flight of the Red Balloon(2007), The Sandwich Man(1966) ... ...
Drama
Hong Kong|Taiwan
1989
158 Minutes
Director
Tony Leung Hsin Shu-fen Chen Sown-yung
photographer soldier gangster rebel powerful disturbing sad gripping taiwan small town mountain rebellion political coup crime war family transformation sacrifice love 1940s
A beautiful, historical film based upon the complex lives of four brothers.
Drama, Action, Sports & Fitness
Taiwan|China|Hong Kong|France
2015
105 Minutes
Director
Qi Shu Chang Chen Satoshi Tsumabuki Sheu Fang-yi Dahong Ni Zhen Yu Lei
young girl kidnapped child kidnapper nun female assassin love interest thrilling suspenseful engaging intense brutal emotional assassination plot true love martial arts conflict of interest romance adventure pursuit rivalry
A female assassin receives a dangerous mission to kill a political leader in eighth-century China.
Drama
1987
109 Minutes
Director
Wang Jingwen Xin Shufen Li Tianlu
teen boy teen girl grandfather parent friend lover emotional brooding disheartening passionate city taipei, taiwan shop mining town apartment worker's rights poverty unemployment marriage independence
Young lovers from rural Taiwan face a series of hardships when they trade country life for jobs in the city of Taipei.
Drama
2007
114 Minutes
Director
Juliette Binoche Simon Iteanu Hippolyte Girardot Song Fang Louise Margolin
voice actress son nanny tenant filmmaker emotional winsome paris apartment museum school theater neglect imagination court battles puppetry trial cultural differences adventure discovery
An overworked single woman (Juliette Binoche) hires a Chinese film student (Song Fang) to take care of her son.
Comedy
1966
95 Minutes
Director
Michael Bentine Dora Bryan Suzy Kendall
Horace (Michael Bentine) walks around London wearing a sandwich sign, observing queer sights and people.