Edward Yang’s final film, one of the greatest movies of the current century
Set in Taiwan, the film follows the lives of the Jian family from the alternating perspectives of the three main family members: father N.J. (Nien-Jen Wu), teenage daughter Ting-Ting (Elaine Jin) and young son Yang-Yang (Issei Ogata). N.J., disgruntled with his current job, attempts to court the favor of a prominent video game company while Ting-Ting and Yang-Yang contend with the various trials of youth, all while caring for N.J.’s mother-in-law, who lies in a coma.
Everywhere in this beautifully understated drama, the blessedness of ordinary people, as individuals and bound in clans, is knowingly, movingly conveyed. – Entertainment Weekly
As I watched the final credits of Yi Yi through bleary eyes, I struggled to identify the overpowering feeling that was making me tear up. Was it grief? Joy? Mirth? Yes, I decided, it was all of these. But mostly, it was gratitude. – New York Times
| Series | |
| Genre |
Drama
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| Runtime | 173 minutes |
| Rated | 14A |
| Directed By | Edward Yang |
| Starring | Nien-Jen Wu, Elaine Jin, Issei Ogata |
| Language | Mandarin, Min Nan, Hokkien, Japanese, French With English Subtitles |
| Country |
JapanTaiwan
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