The children issued a statement confirming that Hou Xiaoxian suffered from Alzheimer's disease: work was stopped due to the sequelae of the new crown

On October 25, Taiwan's famous director Hou Xiaoxian was exposed to suffer from dementia, which is Alzheimer's disease, and his son Hou Fuyue issued a statement on the afternoon of the 25th to confirm.

Hou Fuyue confirmed in a statement that Hou Xiaoxian was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease (Alzheimer's disease), and after the diagnosis, he prepared the next movie as usual, and his enthusiasm for the movie did not abate, until the diagnosis of the new crown and the sequelae affected the condition before suspending work: "This is an unanticipated development for us, and I believe that for the friends who learned the news today, it must be very shocking and unbelievable." ”

Hou Fuyue reassured fans, Hou Xiaoxian returned to normal life after being diagnosed and recovered, and his physical and mental state was smooth and not a big problem, his company is still operating, he used to be busy with work and had no time to take care of his family, and now he is sick and gets along with his family day and night to establish a closer relationship.

It is understood that Hou Xiaoxian's diagnosis of dementia was first exposed by foreign media, and friends said that Hou Xiaoxian could not recognize his family, and his studio in Taipei had been closed, dismissing employees who had worked for many years.

In October this year, Hou Xiaoxian announced his retirement from directing films, "Assassin Nie Yinniang" starring Shu Qi is his last work to direct, and "On the Shulan River" and "The Far Side I Will Go" have stopped filming due to physical reasons.

According to Taiwan media reports, it turned out that as early as 2015, when filming "Assassin Nie Yinniang", Hou Xiaoxian had a red light for health, obviously auditioned and forgot the next day, everyone in the circle knows that his condition is not good, and his last public appearance was in February this year.

It is reported that Hou Xiaoxian was born in Meixian, Guangdong, is a simple Hakka family, moved to Taiwan with his family in 1948, stepped into the film industry in 1973, and directed "Is Her Yo" for the first time in 1980, his masterpieces "Tragic City", "Dream Life" and "Good Men and Good Women" are known as the "tragic trilogy", and have won him a number of international awards, and his "Red Lantern Hangs High" with Zhang Yimou was also shortlisted for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, and was praised as the best Chinese director by Japanese and Korean film critics.

After Hou Xiaoxian's son spoke, Shu Qi revealed in an interview with Taiwan media that it has been a long time since he knew that Hou Xiaoxian was ill, saying that Hou Xiaoxian was an elder who loved her very much: "In addition to gratitude, it is still gratitude." Hopefully, he can recuperate. ”