Tsai Ming-liang
View on IMDb ↗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
Léaud l'unique
Golden Horse Awards
Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema
Afternoon
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
Your Face
Taipei 24H
Wandering
Past PresentFilmography (28)
- 2026
Mr. Kim Goes to the CinemaSelf - 2025
The Ozu DiariesSelf - 2024
Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of CinemaSelf - Filmmaker - 2022The Pursuit of a Cinematic Dream - Tsai Ming-LiangTsai Ming-liang
- 2022
Where Do You Stand, Tsai Ming-liang? - 2022Making-of du tournage de Tsai Ming-Liang au Centre Pompidou
- 2021
Wandering - 2019
Three PigletsSelf - 2018
Your FaceSelf - 2018
WiaraSelf - 2015
AfternoonSelf - 2015
French Cinema Mon AmourSelf - 2014
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New CinemaSelf - 2013
Past PresentSelf - 2009
Taipei 24H - 2009
Visage - 2009
Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the WaterSelf as the film director of Visage - 2009RemembranceClient
- 2008
Sleeping on Dark Waters - 2003
Moonlight in the RiverNarrator - 2003Parola (su una data)
- 2002
Our Time, Our StorySelf - 2002
Looking for TsaiHimself - 2001
Léaud l'uniqueSelf - filmmaker - 1998
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese CinemaSelf - 1995
My New FriendsHimself - 1962
Golden Horse AwardsSelf - —
seascapeHimself
Crew (55)
- 2025Back HomeDirector
- 2025Night JourneyDirector
- 2024Abiding NowhereDirector
- 2024Xining Public HousingDirector
- 2023YilanDirector
- 2023Strolling AroundDirector
- 2022WhereDirector
- 2022MotherPresenter
- 2021DaysExecutive Producer
- 2021The NightDirector of Photography
- 2021The Moon and the TreeDirector
- 2018The DesertedDirector
- 2018LightDirector
- 2018SandDirector
- 2016Single BeliefProducer
- 2016Autumn DaysDirector
- 2016One & ZeroDirector
- 2015No No SleepDirector
- 2015Beautiful 2015Director
- 2014Stray DogsArt Direction
- 2014Journey to the WestAdaptation
- 2013Letters from the SouthScreenplay
- 2012WalkerDirector of Photography
- 2012Beautiful 2012Director
- 2012TransformationDirector
- 2012No FormScreenplay
- 2012SleepwalkWriter
- 2012Diamond SutraWriter
- 2009Madame ButterflyCinematography
- 2007To Each His Own CinemaDirector
- 2007Help Me, ErosProducer
- 2007It's a DreamWriter
- 2006I Don't Want to Sleep AloneWriter
- 2005The Wayward CloudWriter
- 2004Welcome to São PauloDirector
- 2004My Stinking KidDirector
- 2004AquariumDirector
- 2003Goodbye, Dragon InnWriter
- 2003The MissingExecutive Producer
- 2002The Skywalk Is GoneScreenplay
- 2001What Time Is It There?Screenplay
- 2001A Conversation with GodDirector
- 1999The HoleScreenplay
- 1997The RiverScreenplay
- 1995Vive L'AmourScreenplay
- 1994Rebels of the Neon GodScreenplay
- 1991Give Me a HomeWriter
- 1991BoysWriter
- 1990Li-hsiang’s Love LineWriter
- 1989All the Corners of the WorldWriter
- 1987The Game They Call SexWriter
- 1985Run AwayWriter
- 1985Spring DaddyWriter
- 1984Teenage FugitiveScreenplay
- —Stray Dogs at the MuseumProducer