Hou Hsiao-hsien
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Hou Hsiao-hsien is an acclaimed Taiwanese film director and leading figure of the New Taiwanese Cinema movement, renowned for his contemplative style and explorations of history and memory.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hou Hsiao-hsien canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9342396 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hou Hsiao-hsien Context triple: [Chang Chen, workedWith, Hou Hsiao-hsien]
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A.
Ann Hui
Ann Hui is an acclaimed Hong Kong film director and key figure of the Hong Kong New Wave, known for her socially conscious, character-driven dramas.
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B.
Tsai Chou-hua
Tsai Chou-hua was the wife of Yen Chia-kan, who served as President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in the 1970s.
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C.
Wong Kar-wai
Wong Kar-wai is a Hong Kong filmmaker renowned for his visually lush, emotionally resonant films that explore memory, longing, and urban alienation, such as "Chungking Express" and "In the Mood for Love."
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D.
Chen Kaige
Chen Kaige is a renowned Chinese film director and screenwriter best known internationally for his award-winning historical drama "Farewell My Concubine."
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E.
Ang Lee
Ang Lee is a Taiwanese-born film director acclaimed for his visually inventive and emotionally nuanced movies, including "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," "Brokeback Mountain," and "Life of Pi."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hou Hsiao-hsien Target entity description: Hou Hsiao-hsien is an acclaimed Taiwanese film director and leading figure of the New Taiwanese Cinema movement, renowned for his contemplative style and explorations of history and memory.
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A.
Ann Hui
Ann Hui is an acclaimed Hong Kong film director and key figure of the Hong Kong New Wave, known for her socially conscious, character-driven dramas.
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B.
Tsai Chou-hua
Tsai Chou-hua was the wife of Yen Chia-kan, who served as President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in the 1970s.
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C.
Wong Kar-wai
Wong Kar-wai is a Hong Kong filmmaker renowned for his visually lush, emotionally resonant films that explore memory, longing, and urban alienation, such as "Chungking Express" and "In the Mood for Love."
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D.
Chen Kaige
Chen Kaige is a renowned Chinese film director and screenwriter best known internationally for his award-winning historical drama "Farewell My Concubine."
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E.
Ang Lee
Ang Lee is a Taiwanese-born film director acclaimed for his visually inventive and emotionally nuanced movies, including "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," "Brokeback Mountain," and "Life of Pi."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Taiwanese Cinema filmmaker
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film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ person ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| activeIn | film industry ⓘ |
| awardFor |
A City of Sadness
NERFINISHED
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The Assassin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1947-04-08 ⓘ |
| birthName | Hou Hsiao-hsien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
China
NERFINISHED
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Guangdong NERFINISHED ⓘ Meixian District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Chen Hwai-en
NERFINISHED
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Chu Tien-wen NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Lee Ping-bing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity | Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directed |
A City of Sadness
NERFINISHED
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A Time to Live, a Time to Die NERFINISHED ⓘ Café Lumière NERFINISHED ⓘ Daughter of the Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ Dust in the Wind NERFINISHED ⓘ Flight of the Red Balloon NERFINISHED ⓘ Flowers of Shanghai NERFINISHED ⓘ Good Men, Good Women NERFINISHED ⓘ Millennium Mambo NERFINISHED ⓘ The Assassin NERFINISHED ⓘ The Boys from Fengkuei NERFINISHED ⓘ The Puppetmaster NERFINISHED ⓘ Three Times NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
art film
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coming-of-age film ⓘ historical drama ⓘ |
| influenced |
Asian art cinema
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Taiwanese cinema ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contemplative film style
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elliptical storytelling ⓘ explorations of history and memory ⓘ long takes ⓘ minimal camera movement ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
Mandarin
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Taiwanese Hokkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movedTo | Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | New Taiwanese Cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Hou Hsiao-hsien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Taiwanese ⓘ |
| nativeName | 侯孝賢 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleComparedTo | Yasujiro Ozu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | retrospectives at major film festivals ⓘ |
| won |
Best Director at Cannes Film Festival
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Golden Lion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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