Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards
Hou's third feature film which he both directed and wrote was "The Green, Green Grass of Home" (1982) (Zai na he pan qing cao qing), which also starred Kenny Bee from his previous two films but also a set of new actors that Hou previously did not work with before, including child actor (at the time) Pin-chin Chou, who won a Best Child Star award from the 1982 Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards for his performance in the film. The film was also nominated for Best Film, Best Director and another Best Child Star award (for actor Chuan-wen Cheng) at the 1982 Golden Horse Film Festival as well.