
Homage to Hung Tung
Using footage shot between 1974 and 1978, this experimental documentary offers an intimate portrait of Hung Tung, one of Taiwan’s most singular outsider artists. Born in 1920 in Nankunshen, Tainan, orphaned at a young age, Hung Tung worked as a laborer, fisherman, and spiritual medium before suddenly beginning to paint at fifty. His densely imagined world—filled with plants, humans, animals, gods, ghosts, and symbols—captivated the Taiwanese art scene of the 1970s and secured his reputation as a legendary folk artist. Combining observational footage, interviews, and a distinctive musical structure—from Tibor Szemző’s evocation of innocence to Leonard Cohen’s “Bird on the Wire”—the film traces a life of solitude, frustration, and pride, shaping a restrained yet poignant portrait of an artist who remained fiercely autonomous within his own inner universe.
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- Released
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- Language
- Mandarin
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Release dates
TaiwanTW
- Premiere13 Dec 2000
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- When was Homage to Hung Tung released?
- Homage to Hung Tung was released on 13 December 2000.
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- Who directed Homage to Hung Tung?
- Homage to Hung Tung (2000) was directed by Chang Chao-Tang.
- How long is Homage to Hung Tung?
- Homage to Hung Tung runs for 30m.












