Pushing Hands
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Pushing Hands is a 1991 Taiwanese-American drama film directed by Ang Lee that explores cultural conflict and generational tension between a traditional Chinese tai chi master and his Americanized family.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pushing Hands canonical | 4 |
| Pushing Hands (1991 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1105584 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pushing Hands Context triple: [Ang Lee, notableWork, Pushing Hands]
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A.
The Dancing Couple
The Dancing Couple is a lively 17th-century genre painting by Dutch artist Jan Steen that humorously depicts a boisterous village celebration with dancing peasants and chaotic revelry.
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B.
The Dance
The Dance is a famous early 20th-century painting by Henri Matisse that depicts a circle of nude figures dancing against a vivid, simplified landscape, exemplifying his bold use of color and form in Fauvism.
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C.
Go East, Young Man
"Go East, Young Man" is the autobiographical memoir of U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, recounting his early life and rise to the nation’s highest court.
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D.
The Dance of Life
The Dance of Life is a famous 1899–1900 painting by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch that explores themes of love, anxiety, and the human life cycle through a symbolic seaside dance scene.
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E.
Tien Quan Ca
Tien Quan Ca is a Vietnamese patriotic song composed by Văn Cao that later became the national anthem of Vietnam.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pushing Hands Target entity description: Pushing Hands is a 1991 Taiwanese-American drama film directed by Ang Lee that explores cultural conflict and generational tension between a traditional Chinese tai chi master and his Americanized family.
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A.
The Dancing Couple
The Dancing Couple is a lively 17th-century genre painting by Dutch artist Jan Steen that humorously depicts a boisterous village celebration with dancing peasants and chaotic revelry.
-
B.
The Dance
The Dance is a famous early 20th-century painting by Henri Matisse that depicts a circle of nude figures dancing against a vivid, simplified landscape, exemplifying his bold use of color and form in Fauvism.
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C.
Go East, Young Man
"Go East, Young Man" is the autobiographical memoir of U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, recounting his early life and rise to the nation’s highest court.
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D.
The Dance of Life
The Dance of Life is a famous 1899–1900 painting by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch that explores themes of love, anxiety, and the human life cycle through a symbolic seaside dance scene.
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E.
Tien Quan Ca
Tien Quan Ca is a Vietnamese patriotic song composed by Văn Cao that later became the national anthem of Vietnam.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Taiwanese-American film
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drama film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Taiwan, Province of China
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surface form:
Taiwan
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
clash between traditional Chinese values and American culture
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intergenerational tension ⓘ |
| director | Ang Lee ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Americanized family
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Chinese tai chi master ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Eat Drink Man Woman
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The Wedding Banquet ⓘ |
| genre | drama film ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeSpelling |
Pushing Hands
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Pushing Hands (1991 film)
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| hasDirectorNationality |
American citizen
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Taiwanese ⓘ |
| hasMartialArt |
Tai Chi
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surface form:
tai chi
|
| hasOriginalTitle | Tui shou ⓘ |
| hasReleaseDecade | 1990s ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | narrative feature film ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
cultural conflict
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family relationships ⓘ generational conflict ⓘ immigrant experience ⓘ |
| notableFor | Ang Lee feature directorial debut ⓘ |
| originalLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Mandarin Chinese ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ang Lee’s Father Knows Best trilogy
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surface form:
Ang Lee Father Knows Best trilogy
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| productionType | co-production ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Ang Lee
ⓘ
James Schamus ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pushing Hands Description of subject: Pushing Hands is a 1991 Taiwanese-American drama film directed by Ang Lee that explores cultural conflict and generational tension between a traditional Chinese tai chi master and his Americanized family.
Referenced by (5)
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this entity surface form:
Pushing Hands (1991 film)