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Edward Yang

Film Director / Screenwriter / Actor | * 11/06/1947 († 59, 06/29/2007) | Shanghai (People's Republic of China)
Edward Yang (Chinese: 楊德昌; pinyin: Yáng Déchāng; November 6, 1947 – June 29, 2007) was a Taiwanese filmmaker. He rose to prominence as a pioneer in the Taiwanese New Wave of the 1980s, alongside fellow auteurs Hou Hsiao-hsien and Tsai Ming-liang. Yang was regarded as one of the leading filmmakers of Taiwanese cinema. He won the Best Director Award at Cannes for his 2000 film Yi Yi. ()

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.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Romance / Love | Comedies

Known for these Movies & Shows

An uncompromising look into urban life from the eyes of a voyeuristic photographer, a rebellious teenager, and a married couple teetering on the edge of adultery. ...

Terrorizers

Certification unknown

1986 | 3.7/5 | 1h 49min
Drama, Crime
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A boy experiences first love, friendships and injustices growing up in 1960s Taiwan. ...

A Brighter Summer Day

NR

1991 | 4.2/5 | 3h 57min
Crime, Drama, Romance / Love
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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 is in a coma, his wife suffers ...

Yi Yi

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2000 | 3.9/5 | 2h 54min
Drama, Kids & Family
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Winston Chen, a prominent businessman, goes missing after racking up $100 million in debts to the Taipei underworld. Two enforcers sent to find him, and they track down his son, Red Fish, the leader o ...

Mahjong

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1996 | 3.8/5 | 2h 1min
Comedy, Drama, Crime
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Awards & Nominations for Edward Yang

Sutherland Trophy Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director César Award for Best Foreign Film European Film Award for Best Non-European Film
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Movies with Edward Yang as Actor(5)

as Pianist (uncredited)2000 Yi Yi
as himself1998 Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
as Tap's step-father1997 First Love Unlimited
as Guanglin1984 A Summer at Grandpa's
1982 The Winter of 1905

Movies with Edward Yang as Crew(25)

Production/Producer2002 The Trigger
Directing/Director2000 Yi Yi
Writing/Writer2000 Yi Yi
Directing/Director1996 Mahjong
Writing/Writer1996 Mahjong
Directing/Director1994 A Confucian Confusion
Writing/Writer1994 A Confucian Confusion
Directing/Director1992 Likely Consequence
Writing/Writer1992 Likely Consequence
Directing/Director1991 A Brighter Summer Day
Writing/Writer1991 A Brighter Summer Day
Directing/Director1986 Terrorizers
Writing/Writer1986 Terrorizers
Directing/Director1985 Taipei Story
Sound/Original Music Composer1985 Taipei Story
Writing/Screenplay1985 Taipei Story
Sound/Original Music Composer1984 A Summer at Grandpa's
Directing/Director1983 That Day, on the Beach
Writing/Writer1983 That Day, on the Beach
Writing/Writer1982 The Winter of 1905
Directing/Director1982 In Our Time
Writing/Writer1982 In Our Time
Directing/Director1981 Duckweed
Sound/Music Director1981 Duckweed
Writing/Writer1981 Duckweed

Full Name: Edward Déchāng Yang
Citizenship: Taiwan
Born: Thursday, 11/06 1947 (November) in Shanghai (People's Republic of China)
Died: Friday, 06/29 2007 (June) in Los Angeles (aged: 59)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Educated at: University of Florida, University of Southern California, Florida State University, Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School
Employer: National Chiao Tung University
Spouses (current/former): Tsai Chin, Kaili Peng
Other names for Edward Yang (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Yang Dechang"
"Te-Chang Yang"
"楊德昌"
"에드워드 양"
"양더창"
Edward Yang frequently works together with these people:
Yu Wei-Yen (8x, Crew)
Hou Hsiao-hsien (6x, Crew)
Wu Nien-Jen (5x, Crew)
Tu Duu-chih (5x, Crew)
Alex Yang (5x, Crew)
Sylvia Chang (4x, Actress)
Chang Chan (4x, Crew)
Ko I-Chen (4x, Actor)
Chen Po Wen (4x, Crew)
Elaine Jin (4x, Actress)
Yan Hong-Ya (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:415462, Added: 09/22/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024