Lou Yi-an (Chinese: 樓一安) is a Taiwanese writer and director devoted to both the cinema and television industry.

Lou drew inspiration for the project from the Hakka band Labor Exchange, specifically the album Night March of the Chrysanthemums.

[3] the film touched on Taiwanese culture, social and racial issues caused by class and age gaps.

In 2018, he then returned to television with the TV series Roseki which is also well appraised by the public and confirmed his renown in Taiwan.

[7] In 2021 he worked as a director and screenwriter on the TV series Heaven on the 4th Floor as well as Goddamned Asura for which he earned a Best Screenplay award at the Taipei Film Festival as a Best original screenplay nomination at the Taiwanese Golden Horse Film Festival.