Taiwanese film director and screenwriter (1947–2007)
For other uses, see Sao Edward Yang Kyein Tsai.
In this Chinese name, the family name is Yang.
Edward Yang
Yang in 1994
Born
(1947-11-06)November 6, 1947
Shanghai, Republic of China
Died
June 29, 2007(2007-06-29) (aged 59)
Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Nationality
Taiwanese
Alma mater
National Chiao Tung University (BSEE) University of Florida (MSEE) USC School of Cinematic Arts (attended)
Spouse
Tsai Chin
(m. 1985–1995)
Kaili Peng
(m. 1995)
Awards
Best Director Award (Cannes Film Festival) 2000 Yi Yi Golden Horse Awards – Best Film 1986 Terrorizers 1991 A Brighter Summer Day Best Original Screenplay 1994 A Confucian Confusion
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
楊德昌
Simplified Chinese
杨德昌
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Yáng Déchāng
Edward Yang (Chinese: 楊德昌; pinyin: Yáng Déchāng; November 6, 1947[1] – June 29, 2007) was a Taiwanese filmmaker. He rose to prominence as a pioneer in the Taiwanese New Wave of the 1980s, alongside fellow auteurs Hou Hsiao-hsien and Tsai Ming-liang. Yang was regarded as one of the leading filmmakers of Taiwanese cinema.[2][3] He won the Best Director Award at Cannes for his 2000 film Yi Yi.[4]
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^"151 Auteur Theory: Taiwan Film Auteurs | SP 2015 | UC Berkeley Department of Film & Media". August 20, 2017. Archived from the original on August 20, 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
^Austerlitz, Saul (July 19, 2002). "Edward Yang". Senses of Cinema. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
^IMDb, Edward Yang, Awards, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0945981/awards
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