Tsai Ming-liang: Movies & Box Office
- films
- 36
- as director
- 21
- on screen
- 1990–2024
- box office
- $484K
Tsai Ming-liang's Career in Numbers
Tsai Ming-liang's films in numbers — as an actor and a director, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Tsai Ming-liang works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from Li-hsiang’s Love Line (1990) to Abiding Nowhere (2024), and the 2010s were the busiest decade.
Tsai Ming-liang Movies by Decade
- 1990s 7
- 2000s 7
- 2010s 8
- 2020s 4
The 2010s were Tsai Ming-liang's busiest decade, with 8 films.
Tsai Ming-liang Movies by Genre
- Drama 12
- Documentary 8
- Tv movie 3
- Comedy 1
Drama is the genre Tsai Ming-liang has worked in most, with 12 films, ahead of documentary (8).
Tsai Ming-liang Career Milestones
- First film
- Li-hsiang’s Love Line 1990
- Biggest box office hit
- Sleepwalk $453K worldwide
- Newest film
- Abiding Nowhere 2024
Tsai Ming-liang Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Tsai Ming-liang is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. 21 as director and 5 as actor. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
Movies Directed by Tsai Ming-liang
21- 2024
Abiding Nowhere Documentary - 2021
The Moon and the Tree Documentary - 2018
Sand Drama - 2016
Autumn Days Documentary - 2015
Xiao Kang - 2015
No No Sleep Drama - 2012
Diamond Sutra Documentary - 2012
Sleepwalk Drama Worldwide box office: $453K - 2012
No Form Documentary - 2012
Walker Drama - 2009
Madame Butterfly Drama - 2007
It’s a Dream - 2004
My Stinking Kid Tv movie - 2002
The Skywalk Is Gone Drama - 1998
The Hole Drama Worldwide box office: $2.49K - 1997
The River Drama - 1994
Vive L’Amour Drama - 1992
Rebels of the Neon God Drama Worldwide box office: $28.8K - 1991
Boys Tv movie - 1991
Give Me a Home Drama - 1990
Li-hsiang’s Love Line Tv movie
Tsai Ming-liang Movies as an Actor
5
Tsai Ming-liang in Documentaries & Specials
10- 2021
Missing Pictures as Self · Documentary - 2018
Your Face as Self · Documentary - 2018
Wiara as Himself · Documentary - 2015
Afternoon as Self · Documentary - 2015
French Cinema Mon Amour as Self · Documentary - 2014
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema as Self · Documentary - 2013
Past Present as Self · Documentary - 2002
Our Time, Our Story as Self · Documentary - 1997
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema as Self · Documentary - 1995
My New Friends as Himself · Tv movie
Tsai Ming-liang: Questions & Answers
How many movies Tsai Ming-liang has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Tsai Ming-liang been in?
Tsai Ming-liang is credited on 36 films, from 1990 to 2024. 5 of them as an actor and 21 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 Tsai Ming-liang's highest-grossing movie?
Sleepwalk (2012) is Tsai Ming-liang's biggest box office hit, with $453K worldwide, ahead of Rebels of the Neon God (1992) ($28.8K). Across every film with box office figures, Tsai Ming-liang's movies have made $484K.
Tsai Ming-liang's biggest hits What is Tsai Ming-liang's newest movie?
The most recent film on Tsai Ming-liang's filmography is Abiding Nowhere (2024), which Tsai Ming-liang directed.
Who does Tsai Ming-liang work with most often?
Tsai Ming-liang shares the most films with Apichatpong Weerasethakul (3 films), Ang Lee (2 films) and Abel Ferrara (2 films).
The Best Tsai Ming-liang Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 36 credits.
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