Portrait of Edward Yang

Directing

Edward Yang

Career

Active from 1981 to 2007, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score79/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Brighter Summer Day
A Brighter Summer Day
GoodWatch score91/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Edward Yang Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.6, average 4.8
  • Scare
    1.1, average 2.6
  • Physical Comedy
    1.0, average 2.4
  • Violence
    2.8, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Taiwanese Cinema 6
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Coming-of-Age Drama 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Contemporary Realism 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Slow-Paced 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Taiwanese New Wave 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

18
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

3 titles ยท average score 90
The Wind
The Wind (2007)

Director

The Trigger
The Trigger (2002)

Producer

Yi Yi
Yi Yi (2000)
GoodWatch score 90

as Pianist (uncredited)

1990s

7 titles ยท average score 76
First Love Unlimited
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
Mahjong (1996)
GoodWatch score 64

Director, Writer

A Confucian Confusion
A Confucian Confusion (1994)
GoodWatch score 75

Writer, Director

Growth Period
Growth Period (1993)

Writer, Director

Likely Consequence
Likely Consequence (1992)

Writer, Director

A Brighter Summer Day
A Brighter Summer Day (1991)
GoodWatch score 91

Writer, Director

1980s

8 titles ยท average score 78
Terrorizers
Terrorizers (1986)
GoodWatch score 75

Writer, Director

Adult Game
Adult Game (1986)

Director

Taipei Story
Taipei Story (1985)
GoodWatch score 89

as Bartender (uncredited)

A Summer at Grandpa's
A Summer at Grandpa's (1984)
GoodWatch score 75

as Guanglin

That Day, on the Beach
That Day, on the Beach (1983)
GoodWatch score 83

Writer, Director

In Our Time
In Our Time (1982)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Writer

The Winter of 1905
The Winter of 1905 (1982)

Writer

Duckweed
Duckweed (1981)

Music Director, Director