Born in Malaysia in 1957 and moved to Taiwan in 1977, where he studied cinema and began his career. He is one of the most prominent film directors of the contemporary cinema and directed films such as “Rebels of the Neon God” (1992), “Vive l’Amour” (1994), winner of the Golden Lion at the Venice International Film Festival, “The River” (1997, 21st Mostra), which won the Silver Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival, “The Hole” (1998), critics’s prize at the Cannes Film Festival, “What Time Is it There?” (2001, 26th Mostra), “The Skywalk Is Gone” (2002, 27th Mostra), “Goodbye, Dragon Inn” (2003, 27th Mostra), “The Wayward Cloud” (2004), “Stray Dogs” (2013), winner of grand special jury prize at Venice, and “Days” (2020, 44th Mostra), that won the special mention of Teddy Award at the Berlinale. He has also directed “Aquarium”, a segment of the feature “Welcome to São Paulo” (2004), produced by Mostra, and the feature “Face” (2009), on invitation of the Louvre Museum. In recent years, he has also dedicated himself to the possibilities of exhibition spaces in museums and galleries through art installations.