Hmmm... I have now seen all of Tsai's films... my initial recation was "ecstatic" ("Vive L'amour" 1st film of his I saw then "The Hole")... but by the time I got to 'What Time is it There' he was growing stale and slowing repeating himself... I have seen all but one of Hou's films and the last "Mellinium Mambo" was the only one that truly reached me... and I loved it... but my favorite Asian director by far is Anh Hung Tran... (Scent of Green Papaya, Cyclo and Vertical Ray of the Sun)... he is onty 40 and has accomplished more with his first three films than most other directors in their entire careers. He is the one to watch for...