FILM DIRECTOR

Tsai Ming-liang

1957 - Today

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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. The best-known are Vive L'Amour (1994, for which he won the Golden Lion), The River (1997), Goodbye, Dragon Inn (2003), and Stray Dogs (2013). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tsai Ming-liang is the 799th most popular film director (down from 705th in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from Malaysia (down from 25th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Malaysian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Tsai Ming-liang ranks 799 out of 2,041. Before him are Robert Towne, Wolfgang Staudte, George Marshall, Frances Marion, George Sidney, and William Daniels. After him are Richard C. Sarafian, Emile Ardolino, Isabel Coixet, Yuri Ilyenko, Urban Gad, and Scott Hicks.

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Among people born in 1957, Tsai Ming-liang ranks 208. Before him are Aliko Dangote, Cécilia Attias, Timothy Treadwell, Michael Foreman, Kevin Pollak, and Jakob Nielsen. After him are Goodluck Jonathan, Jean-Christophe Yoccoz, Carlos Renato Frederico, Nick Hornby, Ali Larijani, and Serhii Plokhy.

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In Malaysia

Among people born in Malaysia, Tsai Ming-liang ranks 30 out of 90. Before him are Salahuddin of Selangor (1926), Ja'afar of Negeri Sembilan (1922), James Wan (1977), Hisamuddin of Selangor (1898), Ismail Sabri Yaakob (1960), and Ling Liong Sik (1943). After him are Devan Nair (1923), Henry Golding (1987), Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu (1962), Yahya Petra of Kelantan (1917), Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu (1907), and Muhammad V of Kelantan (1969).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Malaysia

Among film directors born in Malaysia, Tsai Ming-liang ranks 2. Before him are James Wan (1977).

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