Tsai Ming-liang
Tsai Ming-liang | |
|---|---|
| 蔡明亮 | |
Tsai in 2025 | |
| Born | 27 October 1957 |
| Alma mater | Chinese Culture University (BA) |
| Occupations | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Awards | Venice Film Festival – Golden Lion 1994 – Vive L'Amour Grand Jury Prize 2013 – Stray Dogs Berlin Film Festival 1994 – Vive L'Amour Best Director 1994 – Vive L'Amour 2013 – Stray Dogs |
| Chinese name | |
| Chinese | 蔡明亮 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Cài Míngliàng |
Tsai Ming-liang (Chinese: 蔡明亮; born 27 October 1957) is a Malaysian filmmaker based in Taiwan and one of the most celebrated directors in the Slow Cinema genre and the "Second New Wave" of Taiwanese cinema.
Tsai has written and directed 11 feature films and many short films and television films. He is best known for his feature films Vive L'Amour (1994, for which he won the Golden Lion), The River (1997), Goodbye, Dragon Inn (2003) and Stray Dogs (2013). All of his productions star Lee Kang-sheng.