Every moment
seen anew.
A Tribute
Edward Yang
Edward Yang
楊德昌
Born in Shanghai in 1947, raised in Taipei — Yang returned to Taiwan in 1981 after years of engineering studies in Florida and a quietly transformative encounter with Werner Herzog's cinema in Seattle. He never looked back.
A pioneer of the Taiwanese New Wave, Yang spent two decades giving Taipei its own cinematic language: deliberate pacing, fixed-camera long takes, interlocking lives observed at a respectful distance.
Dreams of love and hope
shall never die. — Epitaph of Edward Yang, 1947–2007
Filmography
1983
That Day on the Beach
海灘的一天
Two women reunite after years apart. A quiet, devastating study of what modern life demands — and what it takes.
1985
Taipei Story
青梅竹馬
A couple drifts between nostalgia and ambition in a city moving too fast. Hou Hsiao-hsien co-stars.
1986
The Terrorizers
恐怖份子
Three storylines intersect in Taipei, unraveling into a puzzle about fiction, reality, and consequence.
1991
A Brighter Summer Day
牯嶺街少年殺人事件
A four-hour epic set in 1960s Taipei — a coming-of-age tragedy amid displaced families and gang rivalries. Widely considered Yang's defining masterpiece.
1994
A Confucian Confusion
獨立時代
A comedic satire about urban professionals navigating modern Taiwan — nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes.
1996
Mahjong
麻將
A screwball farce about the lies baked into prosperity, set among the restless young of contemporary Taipei.
2000
Yi Yi
一一
A Taipei family seen through three generations across three hours. Best Director, Cannes 2000. Yang's magnum opus.
Worldwide
Film Events
Now & Upcoming
May 18 — Jul 4, 2026
Edward Yang: Im Angesicht der Gegenwart
Filmpodium · Zürich, Switzerland
A complete retrospective across seven weeks. Eight features, all of Yang's solo-directed cinema.
Yi Yi 一一
May 18 · Jun 13 · Jun 28
Taipei Story 青梅竹馬
May 20 · May 23 · Jun 12
Mahjong 麻將
May 22 · Jun 4 · Jul 3
In Our Time 光陰的故事
May 24 · Jun 7
A Confucian Confusion 獨立時代
May 26 · Jun 25 · Jul 4
That Day, on the Beach 海灘的一天
May 27 · Jun 1
The Terrorizers 恐怖份子
May 27 · Jun 11 · Jun 20
A Brighter Summer Day 牯嶺街少年殺人事件
May 31 · Jun 18
May — Jul 2026
The Films of Edward Yang
The Prince Charles Cinema · London, UK
A focused London season pairing Yang's late masterpiece with his early Taipei portrait.
Yi Yi 一一
May 19 · Jun 10 · Jun 19 · Jul 13
Taipei Story 青梅竹馬
May 29 · Jun 21
Recently Screened
Jan 1, 2026
Yi Yi — 25th Anniversary 4K
Spot Huashan · Taipei, Taiwan
Jan 21, 2026
Yi Yi — 4K Restoration
IU Cinema · Bloomington, Indiana, USA
Mar 8, 2026
Yi Yi — 4K Restoration · with Q&A
Frank Banko Alehouse / ArtsQuest · Bethlehem, PA, USA
Mar 12 — Mar 28, 2026
Yi Yi — 4K Restoration
GSC International Screens · Malaysia
Mar 17 — Mar 31, 2026
Taipei Story
Close-Up Film Centre · London, UK
May 8 — May 13, 2026
The Cinema of Edward Yang — Five-Film Retrospective
Dave Barber Cinematheque · Winnipeg, Canada
Past Retrospectives
& Exhibitions
Jul 22 — Oct 22, 2023
A One and A Two: Edward Yang Retrospective
Taipei Fine Arts Museum & Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute, Taipei
Concluded
Nov 1 — Dec 29, 2024
Retrospective: Edward Yang
Asian Film Archive, Oldham Theatre, Singapore
Concluded
Summer 2025
Edward Yang — French Retrospective Tour
Cinémathèque Française & La Rochelle International Film Festival, France
Concluded