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Tom Lin(I)

  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Writer
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Tom Lin
Tom Lin was born on 8 February 1976 in Hsinchu, Taiwan. He is a director and assistant director, known for Winds of September (2008), Starry Starry Night (2011) and Yen and Ai-Lee (2024). He has been married to Kimi Hsia since 31 May 2019. He was previously married to Jo-Hsuan Huang.
BornFebruary 8, 1976
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BornFebruary 8, 1976
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    • Awards
      • 22 wins & 21 nominations total

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    Known for

    Winds of September (2008)
    Winds of September
    7.2
    • Director
    • 2008
    Starry Starry Night (2011)
    Starry Starry Night
    6.9
    • Director(as Tom Shuyu Lin)
    • 2011
    Kuei-Mei Yang and Kimi Hsia in Yen and Ai-Lee (2024)
    Yen and Ai-Lee
    7.5
    • Director
    • 2024
    Zinnia Flower (2015)
    Zinnia Flower
    6.8
    • Director
    • 2015

    Credits

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    Director

    • Sung Kang, Karena Ka-Yan Lam, Elodie Yung, Osric Chau, Andrew Koji, Ross Butler, and Lana Condor in Worth the Wait (2025)
      Worth the Wait
      6.2
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Kuei-Mei Yang and Kimi Hsia in Yen and Ai-Lee (2024)
      Yen and Ai-Lee
      7.5
      • Director
      • 2024
    • The Garden of Evening Mists (2019)
      The Garden of Evening Mists
      6.9
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Zinnia Flower (2015)
      Zinnia Flower
      6.8
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Rainie Yang in Wishing for Happiness (2012)
      Wishing for Happiness
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Starry Starry Night (2011)
      Starry Starry Night
      6.9
      • Director (as Tom Shuyu Lin)
      • 2011
    • Winds of September (2008)
      Winds of September
      7.2
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Hai xun jian bing (2005)
      Hai xun jian bing
      7.2
      Short
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Wintry Night II
      TV Mini Series
      • assistant director
      • 2003–2004

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Paradise in Service (2014)
      Paradise in Service
      6.7
      • first assistant director
      • 2014
    • Monga (2010)
      Monga
      6.9
      • first assistant director
      • 2010
    • Yang Yang (2009)
      Yang Yang
      6.6
      • first assistant director
      • 2009
    • Spider Lilies (2007)
      Spider Lilies
      6.1
      • first assistant director (as Shu-Yu Lin)
      • 2007
    • Do Over (2006)
      Do Over
      6.7
      • first assistant director
      • 2006
    • Shiang-chyi Chen in The Wayward Cloud (2005)
      The Wayward Cloud
      6.5
      • first assistant director
      • 2005
    • Wintry Night II
      TV Mini Series
      • assistant director
      • 2003–2004

    Writer

    • Life's A Struggle
      • Writer
      • Pre-production
    • Kuei-Mei Yang and Kimi Hsia in Yen and Ai-Lee (2024)
      Yen and Ai-Lee
      7.5
      • Writer
      • 2024
    • Zinnia Flower (2015)
      Zinnia Flower
      6.8
      • Writer
      • 2015
    • Starry Starry Night (2011)
      Starry Starry Night
      6.9
      • screenplay (as Tom Shu-Yu Lin)
      • 2011
    • Winds of September (2008)
      Winds of September
      7.2
      • screenplay
      • 2008
    • Hai xun jian bing (2005)
      Hai xun jian bing
      7.2
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2005
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Shu-Yu Lin
    • Born
      • February 8, 1976
      • Hsinchu, Taiwan
    • Spouses
        Kimi HsiaMay 31, 2019 - present

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