6.8
Movie
Directing
Tsai Ming-liang
- Born
- (age 69)
- Birthplace
- Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
- Credits
- 84 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
6.8
Movie
6.4
Movie
To Each His Own Cinema
7.3
Movie
Vive L'Amour
7.3
Movie
Rebels of the Neon God
6.0
Movie
The Wayward Cloud
7.0
Movie
What Time Is It There?
7.1
Movie
The Hole
6.3
Movie
Stray Dogs
6.8
Movie
The River
6.6
Movie
I Don't Want to Sleep Alone
6.3
Movie
Days
5.9
Movie
The Skywalk Is Gone
5.9
Movie
The Night
6.3
Movie
Journey to the West
5.4
Movie
Visage
5.7
Movie
Help Me, Eros
6.2
Movie
Walker
6.1
Movie
No No Sleep
Acting credits 28
Crew credits 64
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Stray Dogs at the Museum Film | Producer |
| 2026 | Dust Film | Director |
| 2025 | Night Journey Film | Screenplay, Editor, Director |
| 2025 | Back Home Film | Director |
| 2024 | Abiding Nowhere Film | Director |
| 2024 | Xining Public Housing Film | Director |
| 2023 | Yilan Film | Director |
| 2023 | Strolling Around Film | Director |
| 2022 | Where Film | Director |
| 2022 | Where Do You Stand, Tsai Ming-liang? Film | Director, Director of Photography |
| 2022 | Mother TV | Presenter (6 ep) |
| 2021 | Wandering Film | Director |
| 2021 | The Moon and the Tree Film | Director |
| 2021 | The Night Film | Director, Writer, Director of Photography |
| 2021 | Days Film | Director, Writer, Executive Producer |
| 2018 | Light Film | Director |
| 2018 | Your Face Film | Director, Producer |
| 2018 | Sand Film | Screenplay, Director |
| 2018 | The Deserted Film | Director |
| 2016 | Single Belief Film | Producer |
| 2016 | Autumn Days Film | Director |
| 2015 | Afternoon Film | Director |
| 2015 | No No Sleep Film | Director |
| 2015 | Beautiful 2015 Film | Director |
| 2014 | Journey to the West Film | Director, Adaptation |
| 2014 | Stray Dogs Film | Director, Writer, Art Direction |
| 2013 | Letters from the South Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 2012 | Walker Film | Director, Writer, Director of Photography |
| 2012 | Diamond Sutra Film | Writer, Director |
| 2012 | Sleepwalk Film | Director, Writer |
| 2012 | No Form Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 2012 | Beautiful 2012 Film | Director |
| 2012 | Transformation Film | Director |
| 2009 | Visage Film | Screenplay, Director, Producer, Idea, Story, Script, Writer |
| 2009 | Madame Butterfly Film | Director of Photography, Writer, Cinematography |
| 2008 | Sleeping on Dark Waters Film | Director |
| 2007 | To Each His Own Cinema Film | Director |
| 2007 | Help Me, Eros Film | Art Direction, Producer |
| 2007 | It's a Dream Film | Director, Writer |
| 2006 | I Don't Want to Sleep Alone Film | Director, Director of Photography, Writer |
| 2005 | The Wayward Cloud Film | Director, Writer |
| 2004 | Aquarium Film | Director |
| 2004 | Welcome to São Paulo Film | Director |
| 2004 | My Stinking Kid Film | Director |
| 2003 | The Missing Film | Executive Producer |
| 2003 | Goodbye, Dragon Inn Film | Writer, Director |
| 2003 | The Skywalk Is Gone Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 2003 | Moonlight in the River Film | Director |
| 2001 | What Time Is It There? Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 2001 | The Moon is Gone Film | Director |
| 2001 | A Conversation with God Film | Director |
| 1998 | The Hole Film | Screenplay, Director |
| 1997 | The River Film | Screenplay, Director |
| 1995 | My New Friends Film | Director |
| 1994 | Vive L'Amour Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 1994 | Rebels of the Neon God Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 1991 | Boys Film | Director, Writer |
| 1991 | Give Me a Home Film | Director, Writer |
| 1990 | Li-hsiang’s Love Line Film | Director, Writer |
| 1989 | All the Corners of the World Film | Writer, Director |