The Beginner’s Guide: New Taiwanese CinemaDuring the 1980s and 1990s, Taiwanese directors like Hou Hsiao-hsien, Edward Yang, Tsai Ming-liang, and Ang Lee made films that repeatedly won awards, acclaim, and recognition at international festivals. (As Oscar nerds know, Lee also went on to win the Academy Award for Best Director – twice!) In surveys, moreover, critics continue to rank the works of these directors as some of the finest ever made.