Known For
Directing
Known Credits
28
Gender
Male
Birthday
October 27, 1957 (68 years old)
Place of Birth
Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
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.
| 2025 | Night Journey...Screenplay | |
| 2021 | The Night...Writer | |
| 2021 | Days...Writer | |
| 2018 | Sand...Screenplay | |
| 2014 | Journey to the West...Adaptation | |
| 2014 | Stray Dogs...Writer | |
| 2013 | Letters from the South...Screenplay | |
| 2012 | Walker...Writer | |
| 2012 | Diamond Sutra...Writer | |
| 2012 | Sleepwalk...Writer | |
| 2012 | No Form...Screenplay | |
| 2009 | Visage...Screenplay | |
| 2009 | Visage...Idea | |
| 2009 | Visage...Story | |
| 2009 | Visage...Writer | |
| 2009 | Madame Butterfly...Writer | |
| 2007 | It's a Dream...Writer | |
| 2006 | I Don't Want to Sleep Alone...Writer | |
| 2005 | The Wayward Cloud...Writer | |
| 2003 | Goodbye, Dragon Inn...Writer | |
| 2002 | The Skywalk Is Gone...Screenplay | |
| 2001 | What Time Is It There?...Screenplay | |
| 1999 | The Hole...Screenplay | |
| 1997 | The River...Screenplay | |
| 1995 | Vive L'Amour...Screenplay | |
| 1994 | Rebels of the Neon God...Screenplay | |
| 1991 | Boys...Writer | |
| 1991 | Give Me a Home...Writer | |
| 1990 | Li-hsiang’s Love Line...Writer | |
| 1989 | All the Corners of the World...Writer | |
| 1987 | The Game They Call Sex...Writer | |
| 1985 | Spring Daddy...Writer | |
| 1984 | Run Away...Writer | |
| 1984 | Teenage Fugitive...Screenplay |
| 2025 | Night Journey...Editor |
| 2025 | Night Journey...Director | |
| 2025 | Back Home...Director | |
| 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 | Afternoon...Director | |
| 2015 | No No Sleep...Director | |
| 2015 | Beautiful 2015...Director | |
| 2014 | Journey to the West...Director | |
| 2014 | Stray Dogs...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 | |
| 2009 | Visage...Director | |
| 2009 | Madame Butterfly...Director | |
| 2008 | Sleeping on Dark Waters...Director | |
| 2007 | To Each His Own Cinema...Director | |
| 2007 | It's a Dream...Director | |
| 2006 | I Don't Want to Sleep Alone...Director | |
| 2005 | The Wayward Cloud...Director | |
| 2004 | Aquarium...Director | |
| 2004 | Welcome to São Paulo...Director | |
| 2004 | My Stinking Kid...Director | |
| 2003 | Goodbye, Dragon Inn...Director | |
| 2003 | Moonlight in the River...Director | |
| 2002 | The Skywalk Is Gone...Director | |
| 2001 | What Time Is It There?...Director | |
| 2001 | A Conversation with God...Director | |
| 1999 | The Hole...Director | |
| 1997 | The River...Director | |
| 1995 | Vive L'Amour...Director | |
| 1995 | My New Friends...Director | |
| 1994 | Rebels of the Neon God...Director | |
| 1991 | Boys...Director | |
| 1991 | Give Me a Home...Director | |
| 1990 | Li-hsiang’s Love Line...Director | |
| 1989 | All the Corners of the World...Director |
| 2022 | Where Do You Stand, Tsai Ming-liang?...Cinematography | |
| 2022 | Mother...Presenter | |
| 2009 | Visage...Script | |
| 2009 | Madame Butterfly...Cinematography |
| 2021 | The Night...Director of Photography | |
| 2012 | Walker...Director of Photography | |
| 2009 | Madame Butterfly...Director of Photography | |
| 2006 | I Don't Want to Sleep Alone...Director of Photography |
| 2021 | Days...Executive Producer | |
| 2018 | Your Face...Producer | |
| 2016 | Single Belief...Producer | |
| 2009 | Visage...Producer | |
| 2007 | Help Me, Eros...Producer | |
| 2003 | The Missing...Executive Producer | |
| Stray Dogs at the Museum...Producer |
| 2014 | Stray Dogs...Art Direction | |
| 2007 | Help Me, Eros...Art Direction |
| 2026 | Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinemaas Self | |
| 2025 | The Ozu Diariesas Self | |
| 2024 | Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinemaas Self - Filmmaker | |
| 2022 | Making-of du tournage de Tsai Ming-Liang au Centre Pompidouas | |
| 2022 | Where Do You Stand, Tsai Ming-liang?as | |
| 2022 | The Pursuit of a Cinematic Dream - Tsai Ming-Liangas Tsai Ming-liang | |
| 2021 | Wanderingas | |
| 2019 | Three Pigletsas Self | |
| 2018 | Your Faceas Self | |
| 2018 | Wiaraas Self | |
| 2015 | Afternoonas Self | |
| 2015 | French Cinema Mon Amouras Self | |
| 2014 | Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinemaas Self | |
| 2013 | Past Presentas Self | |
| 2009 | Taipei 24Has | |
| 2009 | Visageas | |
| 2009 | Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Wateras Self as the film director of Visage | |
| 2009 | Remembranceas Client | |
| 2008 | Sleeping on Dark Watersas | |
| 2003 | Moonlight in the Riveras Narrator | |
| 2003 | Parola (su una data)as | |
| 2002 | Our Time, Our Storyas Self | |
| 2002 | Looking for Tsaias Himself | |
| 2001 | Léaud l'uniqueas Self - filmmaker | |
| 1998 | Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinemaas Self | |
| 1995 | My New Friendsas Himself | |
| 1962 | Golden Horse Awardsas Self | |
| seascapeas Himself |
