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

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

Top Movie Credits

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