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.
Directed 54
2020s
- 2026
Dust
Director
- 2025
Night Journey
Director
Back Home
Director
- 2024
Abiding Nowhere
Director
Xining Public Housing
Director
- 2023
Yilan
Director
Strolling Around
Director
- 2022
Where
Director
Where Do You Stand, Tsai Ming-liang?
Director
- 2021
Wandering
Director
The Moon and the Tree
Director
The Night
Director
2010s
- 2018
Light
Director
Your Face
Director
Sand
Director
The Deserted
Director
- 2016
Autumn Days
Director
- 2015
Afternoon
Director
No No Sleep
Director
Beautiful 2015
Director
- 2014
Journey to the West
Director
Stray Dogs
Director
- 2013
Letters from the South
Director
- 2012
Walker
Director
Diamond Sutra
Director
Sleepwalk
Director
Beautiful 2012
Director
Transformation
Director
2000s
- 2009
Visage
Director
Madame Butterfly
Director
- 2008
Sleeping on Dark Waters
Director
- 2007
It's a Dream
Director
- 2006
I Don't Want to Sleep Alone
Director
- 2005
- 2004
Aquarium
Director
Welcome to São Paulo
Director
My Stinking Kid
Director
- 2003
Goodbye, Dragon Inn
Director
The Skywalk Is Gone
Director
Moonlight in the River
Director
- 2001
What Time Is It There?
Director
A Conversation with God
Director
1990s
- 1998
The Hole
Director
- 1997
The River
Director
- 1995
My New Friends
Director
- 1994
- 1991
Boys
Director
Give Me a Home
Director
- 1990
Li-hsiang’s Love Line
Director
1980s
- 1989
All the Corners of the World
Director
Wrote 31
2020s
- 2025
Night Journey
Screenplay
- 2021
The Night
Writer
2010s
- 2018
Sand
Screenplay
- 2014
Journey to the West
Adaptation
Stray Dogs
Writer
- 2013
Letters from the South
Screenplay
- 2012
Walker
Writer
Diamond Sutra
Writer
Sleepwalk
Writer
2000s
- 2009
Visage
Screenplay, Idea, Story, Writer
Madame Butterfly
Writer
- 2007
It's a Dream
Writer
- 2006
I Don't Want to Sleep Alone
Writer
- 2005
- 2003
Goodbye, Dragon Inn
Writer
The Skywalk Is Gone
Screenplay
- 2001
What Time Is It There?
Screenplay
1990s
- 1998
The Hole
Screenplay
- 1997
The River
Screenplay
- 1994
- 1991
Boys
Writer
Give Me a Home
Writer
- 1990
Li-hsiang’s Love Line
Writer
1980s
- 1989
All the Corners of the World
Writer
- 1987
The Game They Call Sex
Writer
- 1985
Run Away
Writer
Spring Daddy
Writer
- 1984
Teenage Fugitive
Screenplay
Produced 7
2020s
- 2021
2010s
- 2018
Your Face
Producer
- 2016
Single Belief
Producer
2000s
- 2009
Visage
Producer
- 2007
Help Me, Eros
Producer
- 2003
The Missing
Executive Producer
No release date
Stray Dogs at the Museum
Producer
Acted in 5
2020s
- 2022
Where Do You Stand, Tsai Ming-liang?
Movie
- 2021
Wandering
Movie
2000s
- 2009
Taipei 24H
Movie
Visage
Movie
- 2008
Sleeping on Dark Waters
Movie
Camera 5
2020s
- 2022
Where Do You Stand, Tsai Ming-liang?
Director of Photography
- 2021
The Night
Director of Photography
2010s
- 2012
Walker
Director of Photography
2000s
- 2009
Madame Butterfly
Director of Photography
- 2006
I Don't Want to Sleep Alone
Director of Photography
Other crew 3
2020s
- 2022
Mother
Presenter
2000s
- 2009
Visage
Script
Madame Butterfly
Cinematography
Art department 2
2010s
- 2014
Stray Dogs
Art Direction
2000s
- 2007
Help Me, Eros
Art Direction
Edited 1
2020s
- 2025
Night Journey
Editor
Appearances19
2020s
- 2026
- 2025
The Ozu Diaries
Self
- 2024
Jean-Pierre Léaud: The Child of Cinema
Self - Filmmaker
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
Your Face
Self
Wiara
Self
- 2015
Afternoon
Self
French Cinema Mon Amour
Self
- 2014
Flowers of Taipei: Taiwan New Cinema
Self
- 2013
Past Present
Self
2000s
- 2009
Flowers in the Mirror, Moon in the Water
Self as the film director of Visage
- 2003
Moonlight in the River
Narrator
- 2002
Our Time, Our Story
Self
Looking for Tsai
Himself
- 2001
Léaud l'unique
Self - filmmaker
1990s
- 1998
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
Self
- 1995
My New Friends
Himself
1960s
- 1962
No release date
seascape
Himself