Edward Yang

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.

Known for

Yi Yi

Pianist (uncredited)

A Summer at Grandpa's

Guanglin

Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema

Self

Taipei Story

Bartender (uncredited)

First Love Unlimited

Tap's step-father

Jam

When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang

Self

The Winter of 1905