April 10 - 19, 2026

Hou Hsiao-hsien

MILLENNIUM MAMBO

TWN 2001, 105'

with: Shu Qi, Jack Kao, Tuan Chun-hao, Ko Takeuchi, Chen Yi-hsuan, Jun Takeuchi, Doze Niu

Director  Hou Hsiao-hsien
Script  Chu T'Tien-wen
DOP  Mark Lee Ping-bin
Editing  Hsiao Ju-kuan, Liao Ching-sung
Score  Lim Giong, Yoshihiro Hanno, DJ Fish
Production  3H Productions
Produzent*in  Chu T'ien-wen, Eric Heumann, Hou Hsiao-hsien
Distribution  Tamasa Distribution

Filmography

2015 THE ASSASSIN

1998 FLOWERS OF SHANGHAI

1983 THE BOYS FROM FENGKUEI

Taipei, 2001. Vicky, a Taiwanese girl, lives a stormy cohabitation with Hao-Hao, a boy she met in a discotheque. The relationship between the two is characterised by frequent quarrels, his jealousy and the excesses of a life based on heavy drinking and continuous drug use.

In collaboration with

L' Imagine Ritrovata

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Credits

Director  Hou Hsiao-hsien
Script  Chu T'Tien-wen
DOP  Mark Lee Ping-bin
Editing  Hsiao Ju-kuan, Liao Ching-sung
Score  Lim Giong, Yoshihiro Hanno, DJ Fish
Production  3H Productions
Produzent*in  Chu T'ien-wen, Eric Heumann, Hou Hsiao-hsien
Distribution  Tamasa Distribution

Filmography

2015 THE ASSASSIN

1998 FLOWERS OF SHANGHAI

1983 THE BOYS FROM FENGKUEI

Director

Hou Hsiao-hsien - 1947 CHN

Since the 1980s, Hou Hsiao-hsien has held a unique place in global cinema with his nuanced and sensual filmmaking. A key figure in Taiwan’s New Wave, his films explore history, personal struggles, and fate. He won the Golden Lion (Venice 1989) for A City of Sadness and Best Director (Cannes 2015) for The Assassin. His works, including The Puppetmaster, continue to shape world cinema.