A Brighter Summer Day
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A Brighter Summer Day is a critically acclaimed 1991 Taiwanese coming-of-age crime drama film directed by Edward Yang, renowned for its epic scope and nuanced portrayal of youth and political turmoil in 1960s Taipei.
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| A Brighter Summer Day canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Brighter Summer Day Context triple: [Chang Chen, notableWork, A Brighter Summer Day]
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A.
The Story of Qiu Ju
The Story of Qiu Ju is a 1992 Chinese drama film directed by Zhang Yimou that follows a peasant woman's determined quest for justice within the rural Chinese legal system.
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B.
Black Tiger Spring
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Red Sorghum
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D.
Shanghai Noon
Shanghai Noon is a 2000 action-comedy Western film starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson, blending martial arts with cowboy adventure in the American Old West.
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E.
Lust, Caution
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Brighter Summer Day Target entity description: A Brighter Summer Day is a critically acclaimed 1991 Taiwanese coming-of-age crime drama film directed by Edward Yang, renowned for its epic scope and nuanced portrayal of youth and political turmoil in 1960s Taipei.
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A.
The Story of Qiu Ju
The Story of Qiu Ju is a 1992 Chinese drama film directed by Zhang Yimou that follows a peasant woman's determined quest for justice within the rural Chinese legal system.
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B.
Black Tiger Spring
Black Tiger Spring is a renowned natural artesian spring in Jinan, China, celebrated for its clear waters, distinctive tiger-shaped stone outlets, and cultural significance as one of the city's most famous springs.
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C.
Red Sorghum
Red Sorghum is a 1987 Chinese film directed by Zhang Yimou that blends romance and wartime drama in rural Shandong, and is widely credited with launching the Fifth Generation of Chinese cinema onto the world stage.
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D.
Shanghai Noon
Shanghai Noon is a 2000 action-comedy Western film starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson, blending martial arts with cowboy adventure in the American Old West.
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E.
Lust, Caution
Lust, Caution is a 2007 espionage erotic thriller film directed by Ang Lee, set in Japanese-occupied Shanghai and known for its intense psychological drama and explicit content.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Taiwanese film
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film ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Gu ling jie shao nian sha ren shi jian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Youth Killing Incident on Guling Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | real-life murder case in Taiwan in the early 1960s ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy |
Chang Hui-kung
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Longyu Zhang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Edward Yang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | The Criterion Collection (home video, North America) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Chen Po-wen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
coming-of-age
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crime drama ⓘ historical drama ⓘ |
| hasRestoration | 4K digital restoration ⓘ |
| includedInList | Sight & Sound greatest films polls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Xiao Si’r NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Hongda Zhang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
political turmoil in post–Chinese Civil War Taiwan
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youth gangs in 1960s Taipei ⓘ |
| originalLanguage |
Mandarin
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Shanghainese ⓘ Taiwanese Hokkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premieredAt | Tokyo International Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Yu Weiyan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
one of the greatest Asian films of all time
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one of the greatest films of the 1990s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| releaseYearInJapan | 1991 ⓘ |
| releaseYearInTaiwan | 1991 ⓘ |
| restoredBy |
The Criterion Collection
NERFINISHED
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World Cinema Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 237 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Alex Yang
NERFINISHED
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Edward Yang NERFINISHED ⓘ Yan Hongya NERFINISHED ⓘ Yang Shunqing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation | Taipei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| stars |
Chang Chen
NERFINISHED
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Chang Kuo-chu NERFINISHED ⓘ Elaine Jin NERFINISHED ⓘ Lisa Yang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
adolescence
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authoritarian politics ⓘ family dislocation ⓘ violence ⓘ |
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