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Hou Hsiao-hsien

Taiwanese director
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Pinyin:
Hou Xiaoxian
Born:
April 8, 1947, Meixian [now Meizhou], Guangdong province, China (age 77)

Hou Hsiao-hsien (born April 8, 1947, Meixian [now Meizhou], Guangdong province, China) is a Chinese-born Taiwanese director known for his film explorations of Taiwan’s history and family life, which emphasized realism through their subject matter and measured pace. Hou was born in mainland China, but his family fled the Chinese Civil War (1945–49) and settled in Taiwan, where he spent his childhood. He fulfilled his mandatory two years’ military service prior to studying film at the National Taiwan Arts Academy. Following his graduation in 1972, Hou worked for a time as a salesman, until he began making inroads as a ...(100 of 457 words)

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