Edward Yang
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- November 6, 1947
- Died
- June 29, 2007
- Birthplace
- Shanghai, China
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.
Filmography
The Wind 2007
Director
The Trigger 2002
Producer
Yi Yi 2000
as Pianist (uncredited), Writer, Director
Jam 1998
Actor
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema 1998
as Self
First Love Unlimited 1997
as Tap's step-father
- New Middle Class RV - Fatty Doctor Edition
New Middle Class RV - Fatty Doctor Edition 1997
Director
Mahjong 1996
Director, Writer
A Confucian Confusion 1994
Writer, Director, Production Design
When Cinema Reflects the Times: Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Edward Yang 1993
as Self
Growth Period 1993
Director, Writer
Likely Consequence 1992
Writer, Director
A Brighter Summer Day 1991
Writer, Director
Terrorizers 1986
Writer, Director
Adult Game 1986
Director
Taipei Story 1985
as Bartender (uncredited), Director, Original Music Composer, Screenplay
A Summer at Grandpa's 1984
as Guanglin, Original Music Composer
That Day, on the Beach 1983
Director, Writer
The Winter of 1905 1982
Actor, Writer
In Our Time 1982
Director, Writer
Duckweed 1981
Director, Writer, Music Director
Happy Single Lady 1981
Actor
Credits from TMDB.