Biography
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.
Directed 13
2000s
- 2007
The Wind
Director
- 2000
1990s
- 1996
Mahjong
Director
- 1994
- 1993
Growth Period
Director
- 1992
Likely Consequence
Director
- 1991
1980s
- 1986
Adult Game
Director
- 1985
- 1983
That Day, on the Beach
Director
- 1982
In Our Time
Director
- 1981
Duckweed
Director
Wrote 12
2000s
- 2000
1990s
- 1996
Mahjong
Writer
- 1994
- 1993
Growth Period
Writer
- 1992
Likely Consequence
Writer
- 1991
1980s
- 1986
- 1985
- 1983
That Day, on the Beach
Writer
- 1982
The Winter of 1905
Writer
In Our Time
Writer
- 1981
Duckweed
Writer
Acted in 7
2000s
- 2000
1990s
- 1998
Jam
Movie
- 1997
First Love Unlimited
Tap's step-father
1980s
- 1985
- 1984
A Summer at Grandpa's
Guanglin
- 1982
The Winter of 1905
Movie
- 1981
Happy Single Lady
Movie
Sound 3
1980s
- 1985
- 1984
A Summer at Grandpa's
Original Music Composer
- 1981
Duckweed
Music Director
Produced 1
2000s
- 2002
The Trigger
Producer
Art department 1
1990s
- 1994
Appearances2
1990s
- 1998
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema
Self
- 1993
When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang
Self