Hou Hsiao-hsien: Movies & Box Office
- films
- 32
- as director
- 12
- on screen
- 1980–2021
- box office
- $542K
The Best Hou Hsiao-hsien Movies
The films of Hou Hsiao-hsien that made the most at the worldwide box office, biggest first: A City of Sadness (1989) leads with $143K. The full ranking adds the most awarded films and the newest releases.
Hou Hsiao-hsien's Career in Numbers
Hou Hsiao-hsien's films in numbers — as an actor and a director, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Hou Hsiao-hsien works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from Cute Girl (1980) to Keep Rolling (2020), and the 1980s were the busiest decade.
Hou Hsiao-hsien Movies by Decade
- 1980s 13
- 1990s 4
- 2020s 1
The 1980s were Hou Hsiao-hsien's busiest decade, with 13 films.
Hou Hsiao-hsien Movies by Genre
- Drama 11
- Romance 2
- Documentary 1
- Tv movie 1
- War 1
- Crime 1
- Comedy 1
Drama is the genre Hou Hsiao-hsien has worked in most, with 11 films, ahead of romance (2).
Hou Hsiao-hsien Career Milestones
- First film
- Cute Girl 1980
- Biggest box office hit
- A City of Sadness $143K worldwide
- Newest film
- Keep Rolling 2020
Hou Hsiao-hsien Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Hou Hsiao-hsien is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. 12 as director and 6 as actor. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
Movies Directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien
12- 1996
Goodbye South, Goodbye Drama - 1995
Good Men, Good Women Romance - 1993
The Puppetmaster War - 1989
A City of Sadness Drama Worldwide box office: $143K - 1987
Daughter of the Nile Crime Worldwide box office: $2.64K - 1986
Dust in the Wind Drama - 1985
The Time to Live and the Time to Die Drama - 1984
A Summer at Grandpa’s Drama - 1983
The Sandwich Man Drama - 1982
The Green, Green Grass of Home Comedy - 1981
Play While You Play Drama - 1980
Cute Girl Romance
Hou Hsiao-hsien Movies as an Actor
6- 2020
Keep Rolling Documentary - 1997
HHH: A Portrait of Hou Hsiao-Hsien Tv movie - 1986
Soul as Boy-Boy · Drama - 1985
Taipei Story as Lung · Drama Worldwide box office: $35.3K - 1983
The Boys from Fengkuei as Arong's Sister's Boyfriend · Drama - 1983
That Day, on the Beach as Ah Cai's Executive · Drama Worldwide box office: $37.5K
Hou Hsiao-hsien in Documentaries & Specials
14- 2021
Beautified Realism: The Making of ‘Flowers of Shanghai’ as Self - archival · Documentary - 2016
Dragon Girls! as Himself · Documentary - 2014
The Moment: Fifty Years of Golden Horse as Self · Documentary - 2014
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema as Self · Documentary - 2013
Past Present as Self · Documentary - 2012
A Special Day as Self · Documentary Worldwide box office: $272K - 2010
I Wish I Knew as Self · Documentary Worldwide box office: $16.3K - 2009
Let the Wind Carry Me as Self · Documentary Worldwide box office: $35.3K - 2008
My Father Was a Red Balloon: Albert Lamorisse’s Life Story as Self · Documentary - 2004
Métro Lumière as Self · Documentary - 2002
Our Time, Our Story as Self · Documentary - 1997
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema as Self · Documentary - 1993
Talking with Ozu as Self · Documentary - 1993
When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang as Self · Documentary
Who Hou Hsiao-hsien Makes Movies With
The actors and directors Hou Hsiao-hsien shares the most films with. Edward Yang comes first, with 5 films together, followed by Sylvia Chang (5).
Hou Hsiao-hsien: Questions & Answers
How many movies Hou Hsiao-hsien has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Hou Hsiao-hsien been in?
Hou Hsiao-hsien is credited on 32 films, from 1980 to 2021. 6 of them as an actor and 12 as a director. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is Hou Hsiao-hsien's highest-grossing movie?
A Special Day (2012) is Hou Hsiao-hsien's biggest box office hit, with $272K worldwide, ahead of A City of Sadness (1989) ($143K). Across every film with box office figures, Hou Hsiao-hsien's movies have made $542K.
Hou Hsiao-hsien's biggest hits What is Hou Hsiao-hsien's newest movie?
The most recent film on Hou Hsiao-hsien's filmography is Beautified Realism: The Making of ‘Flowers of Shanghai’ (2021), in the role of Self - archival.
Who does Hou Hsiao-hsien work with most often?
Hou Hsiao-hsien shares the most films with Edward Yang (5 films), Sylvia Chang (5 films) and Jack Kao (4 films).
The Best Hou Hsiao-hsien Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 32 credits.
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