{"id":21771,"date":"2023-10-29T08:01:40","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T08:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/?p=21771"},"modified":"2023-10-29T08:01:41","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T08:01:41","slug":"hou-hsiao-hsien-is-retiring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nerdism.com\/hou-hsiao-hsien-is-retiring\/","title":{"rendered":"Renowned Filmmaker Hou Hsiao-hsien Announces Retirement, Suffering From Alzheimer’s"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Recent speculation surrounding famous director, writer and producer Hou Hsiao-hsien, specifically regarding his retirement, has been confirmed by his family. They announced that the 76-year-old filmmaker has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and, as a result, he is unable to complete his feature film On the Shulan River<\/em>, and is retiring from filmmaking. <\/p>\n\n\n