TAIPEI – Taiwanese film-maker Hou Hsiao-hsien, considered one of the greatest directors of the 21st century, has retired from making movies as he battles dementia. This was disclosed by film scholar Tony Rayns during a screening of Hou’s 1985 drama The Time To Live And...
TAIPEI – Taiwanese film-maker Hou Hsiao-hsien, considered one of the greatest directors of the 21st century, has retired from making movies as he battles dementia.
IndieWire said Hou’s office in Taipei has been closed and his staff, including his right-hand woman, film producer Chang Chu-ti, have been “let go”. His final film as director is The Assassin, the 2015 martial arts film starring Taiwanese actress Shu Qi and Taiwanese actor Chang Chen. The film won Hou Best Director at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival and 2015 Golden Horse Awards.
At that time, his long-time working partner, screenwriter Chu Tien-wen, clarified that Hou was not suffering from Parkinson’s disease but said he had poor memory due to old age.
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