Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien, 76, retires from film-making due to dementia

Hou's long-time working partner, screenwriter Chu Tien-wen, previously clarified that Hou was not suffering from Parkinson’s disease but said he had poor memory due to old age.

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