Tsai Ming-liang

Directing

Tsai Ming-liang

Born October 27, 1957Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia78 credits

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

Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema

Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema

Movie

2026

Night Journey

Night Journey

Movie

2025

Back Home
7.5

Back Home

Movie

2025

The Ozu Diaries

The Ozu Diaries

Movie

2025

Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema
7.7

Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema

Movie

2024

Abiding Nowhere
7.0

Abiding Nowhere

Movie

2024

Filmography

Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema
2026Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinemaas SelfMovie
Night Journey
2025Night JourneyDirectorMovie
Back Home
2025Back HomeDirectorMovie
The Ozu Diaries
2025The Ozu Diariesas SelfMovie
Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema
2024Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinemaas Self - FilmmakerMovie
Abiding Nowhere
2024Abiding NowhereDirectorMovie
Xining Public Housing
2024Xining Public HousingDirectorMovie
Yilan
2023YilanDirectorMovie
Strolling Around
2023Strolling AroundDirectorMovie
Making-of du tournage de Tsai Ming-Liang au Centre Pompidou
2022Making-of du tournage de Tsai Ming-Liang au Centre PompidouMovie
Where Do You Stand, Tsai Ming-liang?
2022Where Do You Stand, Tsai Ming-liang?Movie
Where
2022WhereDirectorMovie
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2022The Pursuit of a Cinematic Dream - Tsai Ming-Liangas Tsai Ming-liangMovie
Wandering
2021WanderingMovie
The Moon and the Tree
2021The Moon and the TreeDirectorMovie
The Night
2021The NightDirectorMovie
Days
2021DaysDirectorMovie
Three Piglets
2019Three Pigletsas SelfTV
Light
2018LightDirectorMovie
Your Face
2018Your Faceas SelfMovie
Sand
2018SandDirectorMovie
The Deserted
2018The DesertedDirectorMovie
Wiara
2018Wiaraas SelfMovie
One & Zero
2016One & ZeroDirectorMovie
Autumn Days
2016Autumn DaysDirectorMovie
Afternoon
2015Afternoonas SelfMovie
French Cinema Mon Amour
2015French Cinema Mon Amouras SelfMovie
No No Sleep
2015No No SleepDirectorMovie
Beautiful 2015
2015Beautiful 2015DirectorMovie
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
2014Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinemaas SelfMovie
Journey to the West
2014Journey to the WestDirectorMovie
Stray Dogs
2014Stray DogsDirectorMovie
Letters from the South
2013Letters from the SouthDirectorMovie
Walking on Water
2013Walking on WaterDirectorMovie
Past Present
2013Past Presentas SelfMovie
Walker
2012WalkerDirectorMovie
Diamond Sutra
2012Diamond SutraWriterMovie
Sleepwalk
2012SleepwalkDirectorMovie
No Form
2012No FormDirectorMovie
Beautiful 2012
2012Beautiful 2012DirectorMovie
Transformation
2012TransformationDirectorMovie
Taipei 24H
2009Taipei 24HMovie
Visage
2009VisageMovie
Madame Butterfly
2009Madame ButterflyWriterMovie
Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water
2009Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Wateras Self as the film director of VisageMovie
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2009Remembranceas ClientMovie
Sleeping on Dark Waters
2008Sleeping on Dark WatersMovie
To Each His Own Cinema
2007To Each His Own CinemaDirectorMovie
It's a Dream
2007It's a DreamDirectorMovie
I Don't Want to Sleep Alone
2006I Don't Want to Sleep AloneDirectorMovie
The Wayward Cloud
2005The Wayward CloudDirectorMovie
Aquarium
2004AquariumDirectorMovie
Welcome to São Paulo
2004Welcome to São PauloDirectorMovie
My Stinking Kid
2004My Stinking KidDirectorMovie
The Missing
2003The MissingExecutive ProducerMovie
Goodbye, Dragon Inn
2003Goodbye, Dragon InnWriterMovie
Moonlight in the River
2003Moonlight in the Riveras NarratorMovie
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2003Parola (su una data)TV
Our Time, Our Story
2002Our Time, Our Storyas SelfMovie
The Skywalk Is Gone
2002The Skywalk Is GoneDirectorMovie
Looking for Tsai
2002Looking for Tsaias HimselfMovie
What Time Is It There?
2001What Time Is It There?DirectorMovie
A Conversation with God
2001A Conversation with GodDirectorMovie
The Hole
1999The HoleDirectorMovie
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
1998Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinemaas SelfMovie
The River
1997The RiverDirectorMovie
Vive L'Amour
1995Vive L'AmourDirectorMovie
My New Friends
1995My New Friendsas HimselfMovie
Rebels of the Neon God
1994Rebels of the Neon GodDirectorMovie
Boys
1991BoysDirectorMovie
Give Me a Home
1991Give Me a HomeDirectorMovie
Li-hsiang’s Love Line
1990Li-hsiang’s Love LineDirectorMovie
All the Corners of the World
1989All the Corners of the WorldWriterMovie
The Game They Call Sex
1987The Game They Call SexWriterMovie
Spring Daddy
1985Spring DaddyWriterMovie
Run Away
1984Run AwayWriterMovie
Golden Horse Awards
1962Golden Horse Awardsas SelfTV
seascape
—seascapeas HimselfMovie