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Tsai Ming-liang

Age · 68 Born · Oct 27, 1957 From · Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia Films · 54

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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.

Known for

Back Home poster

Abiding Nowhere poster

Abiding Nowhere

Wandering poster

Days poster

Career timeline

2025

Back Home Notable

2024

Abiding Nowhere Notable

Xining Public Housing

2023

Strolling Around

2022

Where Do You Stand, Tsai Ming-liang?

2021

The Moon and the Tree

2018

2016

2015

Afternoon Notable

2014

Journey to the West

2013

Letters from the South

2012

2009

Madame Butterfly

2008

Sleeping on Dark Waters

2007

To Each His Own Cinema

2006

I Don't Want to Sleep Alone

2005

The Wayward Cloud

2004

Welcome to São Paulo

My Stinking Kid

2003

Goodbye, Dragon Inn

Moonlight in the River

2002

The Skywalk Is Gone

2001

What Time Is It There? Notable

A Conversation with God

Frequently appears with

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Full filmography

Night Journey poster

Back Home poster

Abiding Nowhere poster

Abiding Nowhere

Xining Public Housing poster

Xining Public Housing

Yilan poster

Strolling Around poster

Strolling Around

Where poster

Where Do You Stand, Tsai Ming-liang? poster

Where Do You Stand, Tsai Ming-liang?

Wandering poster

The Moon and the Tree poster

The Moon and the Tree

The Night poster

Days poster

Light poster

Your Face poster

Sand poster

The Deserted poster

One & Zero poster

Autumn Days poster

Afternoon poster

No No Sleep poster

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