Yi Yi

2000 · 2h54 · Film

Directed by Edward Yang

Starring Wu Nien-jen, Issey Ogata, Elaine Jin Yan-Ling, Kelly Lee, Jonathan Chang, Chen Hsi-sheng, Su-Yun Ko, Michael Tao, Suzanne Shu-shen Hsiao, Adriene Lin

Ideal when you feel… Sad / low Exhausted

Each member of a family in Taipei asks hard questions about life's meaning as they live through everyday quandaries. NJ is morose: his brother owes him money, his mother is in a coma, his wife suffers a spiritual crisis when she finds her life a blank and his business partners make bad decisions.

Original title

一一

Original language

Chinese

Screenplay

Edward Yang

Music

Kai-Li Peng

Cinematography

Yang Wei-han

Cast

Kelly Lee, Jonathan Chang, Chen Hsi-sheng, Su-Yun Ko, Michael Tao, Suzanne Shu-shen Hsiao, Adriene Lin, Pang Chang Yu, Tang Ru-Yun

Updated July 22, 2026

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