2000 · 174 min · NR

Yi Yi

Name: Yi Yi
Genre: Drama
Released: 2000
Duration: 174 min
Cast: Wu Nien-jen, Issey Ogata, Elaine Jin Yan-Ling, Kelly Lee, Jonathan Chang

Directed by Edward Yang · Drama

Yi Yi (2000) is a Drama film, directed by Edward Yang set in Taipei and Tokyo during the 1990s. It runs 174 minutes and is rated NR.

Themes of family & loyalty, memory & nostalgia, and mortality & aging play out through multiple perspectives.

Composer

Kai-Li Peng

Cinematography

Yang Wei-han

Cast

Wu Nien-jenIssey OgataElaine Jin Yan-LingKelly LeeJonathan ChangChen Hsi-shengKo Su-yunMichael Tao

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Taipei Tokyo

Setting

Urban

When

1990s

Premise & themes

Themes

Family & Loyalty Memory & Nostalgia Mortality & Aging

Structure

Multiple Perspectives

Tone

MelancholicContemplativeNostalgic

Shape

Protagonist

Ensemble

Pacing

Slow Burn

Dialogue

Balanced

Based on

Pure Fiction

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The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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