When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang (1993)
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.
- Country : Japan
- Genre : Documentary
- Studio : Fuji Television Network, TV Man Union
- Director : Hirokazu Kore-eda
- Cast : Hou Hsiao-hsien, Edward Yang, Akira Emoto