Edward Yang
Know for: Directing
Born: 1947-11-06
Place of birth: Thượng Hải, Trung Quốc
Also know as:
Happy Single Lady (1981)
A TV movie and part of groundbreaking Taiwan TV series “Eleven Women”.
Yi Yi (2000)
Each member of a family in Taipei asks hard questions about life's meaning as they live through everyday quandaries. NJ is morose: his brother owes...
The Wind (2007)
Of the many unrealized projects Yang developed in the wake of Yi Yi, the one that came the closest to fruition was an ambitious animated martial arts...
Jam (1998)
The lives of two young thieves, a mob hitman and a film producer are entangled when the two thieves steal a car that had already been previously...
A Summer at Grandpa's (1984)
A coming-of-age story about a young brother and sister whom spend a pivotal summer in the country with their grandparents.
First Love Unlimited (1997)
Only the lack of roses in every frame prevent this teen romance from being a live action Shojo Manga.
The Winter of 1905 (1982)
Tsui Hark stars as Chinese artist and Buddhist monk Li Shutong, a.k.a. Master Hong Yi. Li travels to Japan to study Western artistic practices, and...
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema (1998)
An exploration of Chinese cinema and its relationships with gender and sexuality, which the film argues has been more frankly and provocatively...
When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang (1993)
From the 1980s to the 1990s, New Taiwanese Cinema gained international attention for adopting a completely different approach to that of the...
Duckweed (1981)
The tale of a country girl who comes to Taipei with dreams of entering the entertainment industry. A 2-part TV movie and part of groundbreaking...
Duckweed (1981)
The tale of a country girl who comes to Taipei with dreams of entering the entertainment industry. A 2-part TV movie and part of groundbreaking...
Yi Yi (2000)
Each member of a family in Taipei asks hard questions about life's meaning as they live through everyday quandaries. NJ is morose: his brother owes...
Yi Yi (2000)
Each member of a family in Taipei asks hard questions about life's meaning as they live through everyday quandaries. NJ is morose: his brother owes...
A Brighter Summer Day (1991)
A boy experiences first love, friendships and injustices growing up in 1960s Taiwan.
A Brighter Summer Day (1991)
A boy experiences first love, friendships and injustices growing up in 1960s Taiwan.
A Confucian Confusion (1994)
Over the course of a few days, the paths of a group of young friends, lovers, and acquaintances in Taipei crisscross, prompting them to arrive at...
A Confucian Confusion (1994)
Over the course of a few days, the paths of a group of young friends, lovers, and acquaintances in Taipei crisscross, prompting them to arrive at...
Mahjong (1996)
Winston Chen, a prominent businessman, goes missing after racking up $100 million in debts to the Taipei underworld. Two enforcers sent to find him,...
Mahjong (1996)
Winston Chen, a prominent businessman, goes missing after racking up $100 million in debts to the Taipei underworld. Two enforcers sent to find him,...
Terrorizers (1986)
An uncompromising look into urban life from the eyes of a voyeuristic photographer, a rebellious teenager, and a married couple teetering on the edge...
Terrorizers (1986)
An uncompromising look into urban life from the eyes of a voyeuristic photographer, a rebellious teenager, and a married couple teetering on the edge...
That Day, on the Beach (1983)
Two friends who haven't seen each other for thirteen years reunite. One is a successful concert pianist just back from a European tour and the other...
That Day, on the Beach (1983)
Two friends who haven't seen each other for thirteen years reunite. One is a successful concert pianist just back from a European tour and the other...
Taipei Story (1985)
A young woman urgently seeks to navigate the maze of contemporary Taipei and find a future. She hopes that her boyfriend Lung is the key to the...
Taipei Story (1985)
A young woman urgently seeks to navigate the maze of contemporary Taipei and find a future. She hopes that her boyfriend Lung is the key to the...
In Our Time (1982)
Four vignettes, each set in different decades from the 1950s through the 1980s, deal with protagonists at different stages of life between childhood...
Duckweed (1981)
The tale of a country girl who comes to Taipei with dreams of entering the entertainment industry. A 2-part TV movie and part of groundbreaking...
Growth Period (1993)
It portrays the tumultuous life of a middle-class couple and the reshuffling of relationship dynamics when the woman's young assistant and their...
Growth Period (1993)
It portrays the tumultuous life of a middle-class couple and the reshuffling of relationship dynamics when the woman's young assistant and their...
The Wind (2007)
Of the many unrealized projects Yang developed in the wake of Yi Yi, the one that came the closest to fruition was an ambitious animated martial arts...
In Our Time (1982)
Four vignettes, each set in different decades from the 1950s through the 1980s, deal with protagonists at different stages of life between childhood...
A Summer at Grandpa's (1984)
A coming-of-age story about a young brother and sister whom spend a pivotal summer in the country with their grandparents.
Likely Consequence (1992)
Filmed performance of Yang's one-act two-character play which shifts back and forth from comedy to much darker tones as a married couple try to...
Likely Consequence (1992)
Filmed performance of Yang's one-act two-character play which shifts back and forth from comedy to much darker tones as a married couple try to...
The Trigger (2002)
A professional hit-man is hired to take out a target -- however, his girlfriend’s pregnancy gives him second thoughts. He decides that after...
The Winter of 1905 (1982)
Tsui Hark stars as Chinese artist and Buddhist monk Li Shutong, a.k.a. Master Hong Yi. Li travels to Japan to study Western artistic practices, and...
Taipei Story (1985)
A young woman urgently seeks to navigate the maze of contemporary Taipei and find a future. She hopes that her boyfriend Lung is the key to the...
Adult Game (1986)
Direct-to-video music film co-directed by three major figures of the Taiwanese New Cinema featuring song by Edward Yang’s then wife Tsai Chin.