Directing
Tsai Ming-liang
Born October 27, 1957 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
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.
Directed Films
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Night Journey
2025·Drama
7.5
Back Home
2025·Documentary
7.0
Abiding Nowhere
2024·Drama
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Xining Public Housing
2024·Documentary
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Yilan
2023·Documentary
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Strolling Around
2023
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Where
2022·Drama
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Where Do You Stand, Tsai Ming-liang?
2022·Documentary
6.7
Wandering
2021·Drama
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The Moon and the Tree
2021·Documentary
5.9
The Night
2021·Documentary
6.3
Days
2021·Drama
7.0
Light
2018·Documentary
6.8
Your Face
2018·Documentary
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Sand
2018·Drama
7.0
The Deserted
2018·Drama
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One & Zero
2016·Documentary
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Autumn Days
2016·Documentary
7.3
Afternoon
2015·Documentary
5.9
No No Sleep
2015·Drama
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Beautiful 2015
2015·Drama
6.3
Journey to the West
2014·Drama
6.3
Stray Dogs
2014·Drama
5.4
Letters from the South
2013·Drama
Also Appeared In
10.0
Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema
2026·Documentary
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The Ozu Diaries
2025·Documentary
7.7
Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema
2024·Documentary
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Where Do You Stand, Tsai Ming-liang?
2022·Documentary
6.7
Wandering
2021·Drama
6.8
Your Face
2018·Documentary
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Wiara
2018·Documentary
7.3
Afternoon
2015·Documentary
5.2
French Cinema Mon Amour
2015·Documentary
7.2
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
2014·Documentary
6.3
Past Present
2013·Documentary
6.8
Taipei 24H
2009·Comedy