Hou Hsiao-hsien
Director · 43 credits · 23 in highly-rated films
Best known for A City of Sadness (1989)
Frequent collaborators: Ko I-chen, Sylvia Chang, Tsai Ming-liang, Wu Nien-jen, Chen Kuofu
Best Hou Hsiao-hsien movies by genre
Directed movies (23 total, ranked by score)
1A City of Sadness
1989 · ★ 7.5 (155 votes)
Drama, History
2Dust in the Wind
1986 · ★ 7.6 (118 votes)
Drama, Romance
3The Time to Live and the Time to Die
1985 · ★ 7.3 (111 votes)
Drama
4Millennium Mambo
2001 · ★ 7.0 (259 votes)
Drama
5The Boys from Fengkuei
1983 · ★ 7.2 (69 votes)
Drama
6A Summer at Grandpa's
1984 · ★ 7.5 (55 votes)
Drama
7Flowers of Shanghai
1998 · ★ 6.9 (116 votes)
Drama
8Three Times
2005 · ★ 7.0 (101 votes)
Romance, Drama
9The Assassin
2015 · ★ 6.4 (572 votes)
Drama, Action
10Good Men, Good Women
1995 · ★ 7.2 (22 votes)
Romance, Drama, History
11Goodbye South, Goodbye
1996 · ★ 6.9 (44 votes)
Crime, Drama
12To Each His Own Cinema
2007 · ★ 6.5 (155 votes)
Comedy, Drama
13Café Lumière
2004 · ★ 6.8 (61 votes)
Drama
14The Sandwich Man
1983 · ★ 7.0 (26 votes)
Drama
15The Puppetmaster
1993 · ★ 6.6 (60 votes)
Drama, War, History
16Daughter of the Nile
1987 · ★ 7.2 (32 votes)
Drama, Crime
17The Green, Green Grass of Home
1982 · ★ 6.5 (35 votes)
Comedy, Drama
18Flight of the Red Balloon
2007 · ★ 6.3 (60 votes)
Family, Drama
1910 Plus 10
2011 · ★ 5.7 (7 votes)
Drama
20Cute Girl
1980 · ★ 6.2 (39 votes)
Romance, Comedy
21Play While You Play
1981 · ★ 6.4 (14 votes)
Drama, Romance
22Adult Game
1986
Music
23In the Golden Age of Chinese Craftsmanship
2008
Documentary
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.