Chen Kun-hou (born 25 July 1939 in
Taichū,
Japanese Formosa
The Geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, together with the Penghu, Penghu Islands, became a Dependent territory, dependency of Empire of Japan, Japan in 1895, when the Qing dynasty ceded Taiwan Province, Fujian-Taiwan Province in the Treaty ...
) is a Taiwanese film director and
cinematographer
The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the c ...
. He is known for his film ''
Growing Up'' (1983), one of the films that initiated the
Taiwan New Cinema movement. Chen was also the cinematographer for several of fellow director
Hou Hsiao-hsien's earlier films.
Selected filmography
* ''
My Favorite Season'' (1985)
* ''
Osmanthus Alley'' (1987)
* ''
My Mother's Teahouse
''My Mother's Teahouse'' () is a 1988 Taiwanese drama film directed by Chen Kunhou. The film was selected as the Taiwanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 61st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick ...
'' (1988)
*''
The Triangle Land
''The Triangle Land'' () is a 2012 Chinese romantic comedy film directed by Chen Kunhou and written by Chen Ching-Hui and Cao Wenxuan. The film stars Yang Chengcheng, Hsieh Dong-Yu, Zhu Zhi-Ying, Honduras, Cindy Mong, Chiu Yen-Hsiang, and Ken Lin ...
'' (2012)
References
External links
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1939 births
Living people
Taiwanese film directors
Taiwanese cinematographers
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