Edward Yang

Born: 1947-11-06

Birthplace: Thượng Hải, Trung Quốc

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.

Known For

Yi Yi
A Brighter Summer Day
Taipei Story
Terrorizers
Mahjong
In Our Time
A Summer at Grandpa's
A Confucian Confusion
That Day, on the Beach
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema

Top Movie Credits

Yi Yi Director
A Brighter Summer Day Director
Taipei Story Screenplay
Terrorizers Director
Mahjong Writer
In Our Time Writer
A Summer at Grandpa's Original Music Composer
A Confucian Confusion Production Design
That Day, on the Beach Writer
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema Self