When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang (1993)

When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang

1993

Documentary

Synopsis

From the 1980s to the 1990s, New Taiwanese Cinema gained international attention for adopting a completely different approach to that of the commercial films which had preceded it. This piece contrasts Hou Hsiao-hsien and Edward Yang, two rivals who were the driving force behind New Taiwanese Cinema. The closing of a cinema invites us to reflect on society and the passage of history.

Credits

Director

Hirokazu Kore-eda

Cast

Akira Emoto as Narrator (voice)

Edward Yang as Self

Hou Hsiao-hsien as Self

Crew

Katsuhiko Suzuki (Cinematography)

Yukihiro Nakamura (Editor)