Patrick Chou Yi-hsien () is a Taiwanese cinematographer best known for his frequent collaborations with filmmaker

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. He won Best Cinematography in the 14th Taipei Film Awards with the drama film ''Young Dudes'' (2012) and Best Cinematography for a Drama Series in the

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with

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crime series '' Nowhere Man'' (2019).

Biography

Chou began working part-time after graduating from junior high school in a factory, and later became a wedding photography assistant. He began to learn cinematography by that time, and went on to become a cinematographer for advertising and television companies. In 2011, Chou made his feature film cinematographic debut in feature films with the romance film ''

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'', directed by

. Since then, Chou has become a frequent collaborator with Ko over the next decade. In the following year, he worked as the cinematographer for the drama film ', for which he won Best Cinematography in the 14th Taipei Film Awards. In 2013, Chou filmed the documentary ', produced by Ko, as well as the comedy film '' Forever Love''. He served as the cinematographer for Ko's horror comedy ''

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'' in 2017 and worked on the psychological horror film '' Detention'' in 2019. He also filmed the

crime series '' Nowhere Man'', which won him Best Cinematography for a Drama Series in the

. In 2020, Chou worked as the cinematographer for the romantic comedy film '' My Missing Valentine'', which earned him a nomination for

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in the

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. He collaborated with Ko once again in the romantic comedy film '' Till We Meet Again'', which garnered him another nomination for Best Cinematography in the

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. Chou filmed ''

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'', another romantic comedy film directed by Ko, in 2023, and John Hsu's horror comedy film ''

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'' in 2024.

Controversy

In July 2023, Chou and director were accused by an anonymous woman during the

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of sexually molesting and attempting to rape her when she was interning on the set of the 2013 film ''Forever Love''. Chou refuted the accusations on social media, claiming that he and the accuser were in a relationship at that time.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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