Edward Yang
Directing • Born 1947-11-06 – Died 2007-06-29
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.
Filmography
9 credits
Happy Single Lady
Movie • 1981
Yi Yi
Movie • 2000
Pianist (uncredited)
Jam
Movie • 1998
A Summer at Grandpa's
Movie • 1984
Guanglin
First Love Unlimited
Movie • 1997
Tap's step-father
The Winter of 1905
Movie • 1982
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
Movie • 1998
Self
When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang
Movie • 1993
Self
Taipei Story
Movie • 1985
Bartender (uncredited)