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Taiwanese film director and screenwriter (1947-2007)

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Edward Yang was a Taiwanese and American 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 greatest filmmakers of Taiwanese cinema.

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Filmography 22

Yi Yi2000 · ★ 7.9
A Brighter Summer Day1991 · ★ 8.3
Terrorizers1986 · ★ 7.4
Taipei Story1985 · ★ 7.4
A Summer at Grandpa's1984 · ★ 7.5
Mahjong1996
That Day, on the Beach1983 · ★ 7.6
A Confucian Confusion1994
In Our Time1982
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema1998
Likely Consequence1992
First Love Unlimited1997
When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang1993
Jam1998
Duckweed1981
The Trigger2002
The Wind2007
The Winter of 19051982
Growth Period1993
Adult Game1986
Happy Single Lady1981
New Middle Class RV - Fatty Doctor Edition1997

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Awards 3

2000Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film
2000Cannes Best Director Award
1987Sutherland Trophy

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Edward Yang was a Taiwanese and American 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 greatest filmmakers of Taiwanese cinema. He won the Best Director Award at Cannes for his 2000 film Yi Yi.

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Country
China
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1947 to 2007 · aged 59
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25 languages

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