Biography
Ho Ping (Chinese: 何平; pinyin: Hé Píng; born 1958) is a Taiwanese film director.
Born in Hsinchu, Taiwan, he studied chemical engineering at Tunghai University before moving to the United States to earn an MFA from Syracuse University. Upon graduation, Ho returned to Taiwan in 1987 and released his directorial debut, The Digger (Yin jian xiang ma) (1988). The next year, he won the Special Jury Prize at the 25th Golden Horse Awards with The Suona Player (Chui gu chui, also known as For whom the Suona Blows). Both The Digger and The Suona Player were film adaptions of short stories written by Wang Ben-hu.According to director Daw-Ming Lee, his films share a "bitter tone of absurdity" and he is influenced by Jean-Pierre Melville, Krzysztof Kieślowski, Shūji Terayama and Luis Buñuel.Ho has won a number of awards throughout his career, including the International Federation of Film Critics Award, the Don Quixote Prize of the International Federation of Film Societies, and the Special Jury Prize at the Golden Horse Awards twice. He has also directed television shows and commercials, largely between 2002 and 2007. Between filming Sweet Revenge (2007) and Battle Up (2015), Ho taught full-time at National Taiwan University of Arts.
Filmography
all 24
Movies 24
Producer 12
Director 9
When the Wind Rises (2023)
Safety Lecture (2023)
One vote wonder (2023)
Night Shift (2022)
A Spare Room (2022)
Keep on Walking: The Man and His Higher Course (2021)
Two Funerals (2019)
Babes' Not Alone (2017)
Summer Trifles (2014)
Ye-Zai (2013)
The Busy Young Psychic (2013)
Real Sniper (2009)
Sweet Revenge (2007)
Princess in Wonder (2003)
The Rule of the Game (2002)
Sexy Story (1997)
Wolves Cry Under the Moon (1997)
18 (1993)
Honor Thy Father (1989)
The Digger The Suona Player (1988)
Fairy Fox (1975)
The Living Sword (1971)
The Devil's Skin (1970)
Chewing Gum
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1958-01-01 (66 years old)
Birth PlaceHsinchu City, Taiwan
CitizenshipsTaiwan
Also Known As 何平 , He Ping, Ping Ho
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