Edward Yang
Taiwanese film director and screenwriter (1947-2007) · China · On the map · Directors · Died at 59
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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2007Died29 June 2007
The WindFilm, 2007Director2002
The TriggerFilm, Producer2000Cannes Best Director AwardAwardLos Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language FilmAward
Yi YiFilm, 2000Director, Writer1998
JamFilm1996
MahjongFilm, Director, Writer1994
A Confucian ConfusionFilm, Director, Writer1993
Growth PeriodFilm, Director, Writer1992
Likely ConsequenceFilm, Director, Writer1991
A Brighter Summer DayFilm, Director, Writer1987Sutherland TrophyAward1986
Adult GameFilm, Director1984
A Summer at Grandpa'sFilm, Guanglin1983
That Day, on the BeachFilm, Director, Writer1982
In Our TimeFilm, Director, Writer1981
DuckweedFilm, Director, Writer1947Born6 November 1947
The WindFilm, 2007Director2002The TriggerFilm, Producer2000Cannes Best Director AwardAwardLos Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language FilmAwardYi YiFilm, 2000Director, Writer1998JamFilm1996MahjongFilm, Director, Writer1994A Confucian ConfusionFilm, Director, Writer1993Growth PeriodFilm, Director, Writer1992Likely ConsequenceFilm, Director, Writer1991A Brighter Summer DayFilm, Director, Writer1987Sutherland TrophyAward1986Adult GameFilm, Director1984A Summer at Grandpa'sFilm, Guanglin1983That Day, on the BeachFilm, Director, Writer1982In Our TimeFilm, Director, Writer1981DuckweedFilm, Director, Writer1947Born6 November 1947People around Edward
Wu Nien-jen Edward directed Yi Yi, Taipei Story and Mahjong
Elaine Jin Edward directed A Brighter Summer Day (1991)
Hou Hsiao-Hsien Edward directed Taipei Story (1987)- Lawrence Ko Edward directed Yi Yi and A Brighter Summer Day
Chang Chen Edward directed A Brighter Summer Day (1991)
Cora Miao Edward directed The Terrorizers (1986)
Lee Li-chun Edward directed The Terrorizers (1986)
Chang Kuo-chu Edward directed A Brighter Summer Day (1991)
Ko I-Chen Also in In Our Time, Taipei Story and Mahjong
Virginie Ledoyen Edward directed Mahjong (1996)
Raymond Chow Produced Terrorizers (1986)
Sylvia Chang Edward directed That Day, on the Beach (1983)
Carrie Ng Edward directed Mahjong (1996)
Issey Ogata Edward directed Yi Yi (2000)
Ri Myung-hun Edward directed A Brighter Summer Day (1991)
Wong Pak Ming Produced That Day, on the Beach (1983)
Chu Tʻien-wen Also in Taipei Story (1985)
Yang Li-yin Also in A Summer at Grandpa's and Taipei Story
Zhang Han Edward directed A Brighter Summer Day (1991)
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A Brighter Summer Day 1991
Yi Yi 2000
Mahjong 1996
Taipei Story 1985
A Summer at Grandpa's 1984
Filmography 22
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Awards
About this person
He won the Best Director Award at Cannes for his 2000 film Yi Yi.
Country
China
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1947 to 2007 · aged 59
