Director
Edward Yang
November 6, 1947 · 中国上海, Shanghai, Cina
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.
Notable work
Often works with
Wu Nien-jen
4 titles together
Yi Yi, Taipei Story, That Day, on the Beach
Elaine Jin Yan-Ling
4 titles together
Yi Yi, A Brighter Summer Day, Mahjong
Ko Su-yun
3 titles together
Yi Yi, Taipei Story, Duckweed
Wang Bosen
3 titles together
A Brighter Summer Day, Mahjong, A Confucian Confusion
Mei Fang
3 titles together
Taipei Story, That Day, on the Beach, A Summer at Grandpa's
Hsu Ming
3 titles together
That Day, on the Beach, Mahjong, A Confucian Confusion
Full filmography · 17
The Wind
Director
2007
Yi Yi
as Pianist (uncredited) and Writer and Director
20007.9
Jam
cast
1998
First Love Unlimited
as Tap's step-father
1997
Mahjong
Director and Writer
19967.5
A Confucian Confusion
Writer and Director
19947.6
Growth Period
Director and Writer
1993
Likely Consequence
Director and Writer
1992
A Brighter Summer Day
Director and Writer
19918.2
Terrorizers
Director and Writer
19867.4
Adult Game
Director
1986
Taipei Story
as Bartender (uncredited) and Director
19857.5