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Tsai Ming-liang

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Tsai Ming-liang

Born Oct 27, 1957 · 68 years84 titles 80 movies · 4 TV
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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.

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

Born

Oct 27, 1957

Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

28

Acting credits

55

Directing

31

Writing

12

Other crew

Most critically rated

Highest TMDB score (min 100 votes)

Most commercially successful

Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)

Career timeline

By release / first air year · movie & TV merged

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1962 1 title(s)

1984 1 title(s)

1985 2 title(s)

1987 1 title(s)

1989 1 title(s)

1990 1 title(s)

1991 2 title(s)

1994 1 title(s)

1995 2 title(s)

1997 1 title(s)

1998 1 title(s)

1999 1 title(s)

2001 3 title(s)

2002 3 title(s)

2003 4 title(s)

2004 3 title(s)

2005 1 title(s)

2006 1 title(s)

2007 3 title(s)

2008 1 title(s)

2009 5 title(s)

2012 6 title(s)

2013 2 title(s)

2014 3 title(s)

2015 4 title(s)

2016 3 title(s)

2018 5 title(s)

2019 1 title(s)

2021 4 title(s)

2022 5 title(s)

2023 2 title(s)

2024 3 title(s)

2025 3 title(s)

2026 1 title(s)

Undated 3 title(s)