Te Cheng Yang

Edward Yang

  • Name: Edward Yang
  • Native name: 楊德昌
  • Also Known as: 杨德昌, Yang De Chang
  • Nationality: Taiwanese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: November 6, 1947
  • Died: June 29, 2007
Edward Yang is considered one of the leading filmmakers of Taiwan's New Wave Cinema movement in the 1980s and 1990s. Yang went to university and lived in the United States before deciding to pursue his dream of filmmaking. His big break was in the anthology film, "In Our Time" (1982). Yang's "Taipei Story" (1985) starred his friend and director, Hou Hsiao Hsien, as well as Yang's future wife, Tsai Chin. His epic "A Brighter Summer Day" (1991) was critically acclaimed and is considered a masterpiece by many. He is, perhaps, best known for his final film, "Yi Yi" (2000), for which earned him Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival.

On June 29, 2007, Yang died after a seven-year battle with colon cancer. He was survived by his second wife, Kalli Peng, and his son, Sean.
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Screenwriter
Year Title Type Rating
1981 The Winter of 1905
Movie
0.0
Director
Year Title Type Rating
1984 Eleven Women
Drama
0.0
Screenwriter & Director
Year Title Type Rating
2000 Yi Yi
Movie
7.9
1996 Mahjong
Movie
6.7
1994 A Confucian Confusion
Movie
7.4
1991 A Brighter Summer Day
Movie
7.7
1986 The Terrorizers
Movie
7.4
1985 Taipei Story
Movie
7.4
1983 That Day, on the Beach
Movie
7.3
1982 In Our Time
Movie
6.9
Composer
Year Title Type Rating
1984 A Summer at Grandpa's
Movie
7.2
Production Sound Mixer
Year Title Type Rating
1984 Out of The Blue
Movie
0.0
Movie
Year Title Role Rating
2002 Our Time, Our Story
Taiwanese Movie, 2002,
[Himself] (Main Role)
[Himself]
Main Role
0.0
2000 Yi Yi
Taiwanese Movie, 2000,
[Pianist in cello concert scene] (Guest Role)
[Pianist in cello concert scene]
Guest Role
7.9
1997 First Love Unlimited
Hong Kong Movie, 1997,
(Support Role)
Support Role
7.5
1984 A Summer at Grandpa's
Taiwanese Movie, 1984,
(Support Role)
Support Role
7.2
1981 The Winter of 1905
Taiwanese Movie, 1981,
Lieutenant Tanaka (Support Role)
Lieutenant Tanaka
Support Role
0.0
Director
Year Title Type Rating
1981 Duckweed
Special
0.0
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Te Cheng Yang
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  • First Name: Te Cheng
  • Family Name: Yang
  • Native name: 楊德昌
  • Also Known as: 杨德昌, Yang De Chang
  • Nationality: Taiwanese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: November 6, 1947
  • Died: June 29, 2007

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