Edward Yang
Biography: Edward Yang (Chinese: 楊德昌; pinyin: Yáng Déchāng; November 6, 1947 – June 29, 2007) was a Taiwanese filmmaker. Yang, along with fellow auteurs Hou Hsiao-hsien and Tsai Ming-liang, was one of the leading film-makers of the Taiwanese New Wave and Taiwanese Cinema. Yang's singular visual style has been defined by deliberate pacing, long takes, fixed camera, few closeups, empty spaces, and cityscapes. His films prominently feature themes of struggle between tradition and modernity, and between business and art, set against the backdrop of an evolving Taiwanese society.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: November 06, 1947
Deathday: June 29, 2007
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Happy Single Lady
1981-10-24
Happy Single Lady
Overview: A TV movie and part of groundbreaking Taiwan TV series “Eleven Women”.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1981-10-24
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Yi Yi
2000-09-20
Yi Yi
Overview: 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 him money, his mother-in-law is in a coma, his wife suffers a spiritual crisis when she finds her life a blank and his business partners make bad decisions.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2000-09-20
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The Wind
2007-01-01
The Wind
Overview: 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 movie inspired by his lifelong love of graphic novels and his friendship with Jackie Chan. Though production on The Wind was halted after Yang’s death, this brief assembly of completed scenes offers a glimpse of what might have been. Courtesy of the Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute. – Film at Lincoln Center
Genres: Animation
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2007-01-01
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Jam
1998-07-04
Jam
Overview: 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 stolen to been used as a getaway car.
Genres: Crime Comedy Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1998-07-04
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A Summer at Grandpa's
1984-11-24
A Summer at Grandpa's
Overview: A coming-of-age story about a young brother and sister whom spend a pivotal summer in the country with their grandparents.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1984-11-24
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First Love Unlimited
1997-03-26
First Love Unlimited
Overview: Only the lack of roses in every frame prevent this teen romance from being a live action Shojo Manga.
Genres: Romance Drama Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1997-03-26
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The Winter of 1905
1982-11-01
The Winter of 1905
Overview: 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 revolutionizes the teaching of art in China upon his return. Set during the turbulent era of the Russo-Japanese War circa 1905.
Genres: History
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1982-11-01
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Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
1998-06-04
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
Overview: An exploration of Chinese cinema and its relationships with gender and sexuality, which the film argues has been more frankly and provocatively explored than in any other national cinema. Utilizing both film excerpts and interviews with many leading directors and academics, the film examines topics such as male bonding in kung fu movies, depictions of same-sex bonding and physical intimacy, the emphasis on women's grievances in melodramas, and the career of Yam Kim-Fai, a Hong Kong actress who spent her life portraying men on and off the screen.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1998-06-04
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When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang
1993-09-01
When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang
Overview: From the 1980s to the 1990s, New Taiwanese Cinema gained international attention for adopting a completely different approach to that of the commercial films which had preceded it. This piece contrasts Hou Hsiao-hsien and Edward Yang, two rivals who were the driving force behind New Taiwanese Cinema. The closing of a cinema invites us to reflect on society and the passage of history.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1993-09-01
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