Miao Tian’s Typical Vibe
Signature vibe

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Miao Tian has 5 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1960s through the 2000s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by A Touch of Zen.
Recurring themes

Three Times
2005
Romance · Drama

George Washington
2000
Drama

The Tree of Wooden Clogs
1978
Drama

Still Life
2006
Drama · Romance

Dersu Uzala
1975
Adventure · Drama

Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
2011
Drama · Crime

Dolls
2002
Drama · Romance

The Man from Earth
2007
Science Fiction · Drama

Yang Hui-zhen, a mysterious princess on the run from corrupt government officials, is joined in her endeavors by skilled Buddhist monks and an unambitious painter named Gu Sheng-zhai.
Dir. King Hu · With Hsu Feng, Shih Chun, Pai Ying

China, year 1457. The Minister of Defense is executed, and his children are sentenced to exile by order of the tyrannical Tsao. Fearful of future revenge from the young people, Tsao sends cruel soldiers to murder them, but a brave group of swordsmen can change the course of the battle at the Dragon Inn.
Dir. King Hu · With Shih Chun, Pai Ying, Polly Shang-Kuan Ling-Feng

In Taipei, four youths face alienation, loneliness, and moments of existential crisis amidst a series of minor crimes.
Dir. Tsai Ming-liang · With Lee Kang-sheng, Chen Chao-jung, Wang Yu-wen

A street vendor with a grim home-life forges a connection with a young woman on her way to Paris.
Dir. Tsai Ming-liang · With Lee Kang-sheng, Chen Shiang-Chyi, Lu Yi-ching

On a dark, wet night in Taipei City, a cavernous old picture palace is about to close its doors forever. A meager audience, the remaining few staff, and perhaps even a ghost or two, watch King Hu’s wuxia classic "Dragon Inn", each haunted by memories and desires evoked by cinema itself.
Dir. Tsai Ming-liang · With Lee Kang-sheng, Chen Shiang-Chyi, Kiyonobu Mitamura
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