Edward Yang

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Edward Yang was a renowned Taiwanese film director and leading figure of the New Taiwanese Cinema movement, celebrated for works like "Yi Yi" that explore urban life and family dynamics with subtle, humanistic storytelling.

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instanceOf New Taiwanese Cinema filmmaker
film director
film producer
screenwriter
almaMater University of Florida NERFINISHED
awardReceived Cannes Film Festival Best Director Award NERFINISHED
awardReceivedFor Yi Yi NERFINISHED
birthDate 1947-11-06
birthName Yang De-chang NERFINISHED
birthPlace Shanghai, China NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath colon cancer
child Yang Yulin NERFINISHED
countryOfCinematicActivity Taiwan NERFINISHED
deathDate 2007-06-29
directed A Brighter Summer Day NERFINISHED
A Confucian Confusion NERFINISHED
In Our Time NERFINISHED
Mahjong NERFINISHED
Taipei Story NERFINISHED
That Day, on the Beach NERFINISHED
The Terrorizers NERFINISHED
Yi Yi NERFINISHED
fieldOfStudy electrical engineering
genre drama film
knownFor A Brighter Summer Day NERFINISHED
A Confucian Confusion NERFINISHED
Mahjong NERFINISHED
Taipei Story NERFINISHED
The Terrorizers NERFINISHED
Yi Yi NERFINISHED
movedTo Taiwan NERFINISHED
movement New Taiwanese Cinema NERFINISHED
name Edward Yang NERFINISHED
nationality Taiwanese
nativeName 楊德昌 NERFINISHED
notableWorkTheme family dynamics
modernization and social change
urban life in Taipei
occupation film director
film producer
screenwriter
primaryLanguageOfWork Mandarin Chinese NERFINISHED
Taiwanese Hokkien
spouse Kai-Li Peng NERFINISHED
style subtle humanistic storytelling
workedAs computer engineer
workedIn United States NERFINISHED
wrote A Brighter Summer Day NERFINISHED
Taipei Story NERFINISHED
The Terrorizers NERFINISHED
Yi Yi NERFINISHED

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Chang Chen workedWith Edward Yang