Yi Yi (2000)
Overview
Each member of a family in Taipei asks hard questions about life's meaning as they live through everyday quandaries. NJ is morose: his brother owes him money, his mother-in-law is in a coma, his wife suffers a spiritual crisis when she finds her life a blank and his business partners make bad decisions.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | zh |
| Popularity | 16.058 |
Directed By
Edward Yang
Crew
Edward Yang
Edward Yang
Yang Shih-ping
Chen Po-Wen
Longyu Li
Naoko Tsukeda
Shin'ya Kawai
Yang Wei-han
Osamu Kubota
Yu Wei-Yen
Tu Duu-Chih
Kai-Li Peng
Cheng-Kai Wang
TOP CAST
Wu Nien-jen
N.J.
Issey Ogata
Mr. Ota
Elaine Jin Yan-Ling
Min-Min
Kelly Lee
Ting-Ting
Jonathan Chang
Yang-Yang
Hsi-Sheng Chen
A-Di
Su-Yun Ko
Sherry Chang-Breitner
Michael Tao
Dada
Shu-shen Hsiao
Xiao-Yan
Adriene Lin
Lili
Pang Chang Yu
Fatty
Ru-Yun Tang
Grandma
Hsu Shu-Yuan
Mrs. Jiang
Hsin-Yi Tseng
Yunyun
Yung-Feng Lee
Migo
Shi-hui Chin
Nancy
Wu Jie
Wu Jie
Kuo-Chih Shu
Shu Ge
Leon Dai Li-Jen
Liren
Mei-Yun Yu
N.J.'s Neighbor
Chi-Tung Yu
Xiao-Yan's Uncle
Lawrence Ko Yu-Luen
Soldier
Liang-Tso Liu
Dean
Li-Hua Chen
Lili's English Teacher
Chen Yi-wen
Police Officer
Shau-Ching Sung
Young Banker
Lo Pei-An
Big Boss Huang
Antonio Lee
Piano Bar Pianist
Danny Deng
A-Di's Friend
Ray Fan
A-Di's Friend
Chien-Hsiung Cheng
A-Di's Friend
Cheng Yuan-Cheng
A-Di's Friend
Ju-Yin Tsai
A-Di's Friend
Jerry Sun
A-Di's Friend
Tzu-chieh Miao
A-Di's Friend
Tang Tsung Sheng
Punk at N.Y. Bagel Cafe / Young Banker (voice)
Wang Chi-tsan
Punk at N.Y. Bagel Cafe
Jianchang Li
Punk at N.Y. Bagel Cafe
Kenjiro Tsuda
Robata Restaurant Clerk
Wei-Ning Wu
Concubine
Hui-Ling Chang
Hui Ling
Hsu Kuei-ying
N.J.'s Secretary
Allen Lu
Mrs. Jiang's Boyfriend
Yang Shih-ping
Grandma's Doctor
Tzu-Yen Yeh
Grandma's Doctor
Cheryl Yang
Doctor's Wife
Wan-Yun Lee
Xiao-Yan's Assistant
Hsiao-Wei Lin
Xiao-Yan's Assistant
Yiting Wu
Baby
Cheng-Kai Wang
Security Guard
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