Tsai Ming-liang

Personal Info

Stage Name 蔡明亮

Known For Directing

Known Credits 80

Gender Male

Birthday October 27, 1957 (67 years old)

Place of Birth Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

Also Known As

蔡明亮
차이밍량
Tsai Mingliang
Tsai Ming Liang
蔡明亮
Choi Ming-leung
Choi Ming Leung
Choi Mingleung
Cài Míngliàng
Cài Míng-liàng
Cài Míng Liàng

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Tsai Ming-liang

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 10 feature films and has also directed many short films and television films. 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

Directing

2024		Abiding Nowhere … Director
2024		Xining Public Housing … Director

2023		Strolling Around … Director
2023		Yilan … Director

2022		Where Do You Stand, Tsai Ming-liang? … Director
2022		Where … Director

2021		Wandering … Director
2021		The Moon and the Tree … Director
2021		The Night … Director
2021		Days … Director

2018		Light … Director
2018		Your Face … Director
2018		Sand … Director
2018		The Deserted … Director

2016		One & Zero … Director
2016		Autumn Days … Director

2015		Xiao Kang … Director
2015		Afternoon … Director
2015		No No Sleep … Director

2014		Journey to the West … Director
2014		Stray Dogs … Director

2013		Walking on Water … Director
2013		Letters from the South … Director

2012		Walker … Director
2012		Diamond Sutra … Director
2012		Sleepwalk … Director
2012		No Form … Director
2012		Beautiful 2012 … Director
2012		Transformation … Director

2011

… Director

2009		Face … Director
2009		Madame Butterfly … Director

2008

… Director

2007		To Each His Own Cinema … Director
2007		It's a Dream … Director

2006

… Director

2005

… Director

2004		Welcome to São Paulo … Director
2004		Aquarium … Director
2004		My Stinking Kid … Director

2003		Goodbye, Dragon Inn … Director
2003		Moonlight in the River … Director

2002

… Director

2001		What Time Is It There? … Director
2001		A Conversation with God … Director
2001		The Moon is Gone … Director

1999

… Director

1997

… Director

1995		Vive L'Amour … Director
1995		My New Friends … Director

1994

… Director

1991		Boys … Director
1991		Give Me a Home … Director

1990

… Director

1989

… Director

Writing

2021		The Night … Writer
2021		Days … Writer

2018

… Screenplay

2014		Journey to the West … Adaptation
2014		Stray Dogs … Writer

2013

… Screenplay

2012		Walker … Writer
2012		Diamond Sutra … Writer
2012		Sleepwalk … Writer
2012		No Form … Screenplay

2009		Face … Screenplay
2009		Madame Butterfly … Writer

2006

… Writer

2005

… Writer

2003

… Writer

2002

… Screenplay

2001

… Writer

1999

… Screenplay

1997

… Screenplay

1995

… Screenplay

1994

… Screenplay

1991		Boys … Writer
1991		Give Me a Home … Writer

1990

… Writer

1989

… Writer

1987

… Writer

1985

… Writer

1984		Run Away … Writer
1984		Teenage Fugitive … Screenplay

Acting

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as Himself

2024

as Self - Filmmaker

2022		Making-of du tournage de Tsai Ming-Liang au Centre Pompidou
2022		Where Do You Stand, Tsai Ming-liang?
2022		The Pursuit of a Cinematic Dream - Tsai Ming-Liang as Tsai Ming-liang

2021		Wandering
2021		Missing Pictures as Self

2019

(1 episode) as Self

2018		Your Face as Self
2018		Wiara as Himself

2015		Afternoon as Self
2015		French Cinema Mon Amour as Self

2014

as Self

2013

as Self

2009		Taipei 24H
2009		Face
2009		Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water as Self as the film director of Visage

2008

2003

as Narrator

2002		Our Time, Our Story as Self
2002		Looking for Tsai as Himself

1998

as Self

1995

as Himself

1962

(2 episodes) as Self

Production

—

… Producer

2021

… Executive Producer

2018

… Producer

2016

… Producer

2009

… Producer

2007

… Producer

2003

… Executive Producer

Camera

2021

… Director of Photography

2012

… Director of Photography

2009

… Director of Photography

2006

… Director of Photography

Crew

2022		Where Do You Stand, Tsai Ming-liang? … Cinematography
2022		Mother (6 episodes) … Presenter

2009

… Cinematography

Art

2014

… Art Direction

2007

… Art Direction

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Tsai Ming-liang

Biography

Known For

Directing

Writing

Acting

Production

Camera

Crew

Art

Global

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On TV season pages

On TV episode pages

On all image pages

On all edit pages

On discussion pages

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