Yi Yi Movie Review 2000

N.J. Jian is a middle-aged partner in a Taipei computer firm that needs to innovate if the business is to stay profitable. NJ thinks about teaming up with Japanese games designer, Ota, but a number of family difficulties begin to distract him and things unravel even more while NJ is on a business trip to Japan. Japanese and Mandarin with subtitles.

Distribution

Wellspring Media, A Division of Genius Products, Inc., 2230 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90904, Phone: (310)453-1222, Fax: (310)453-0074, URL: http://www.wellspring.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 173 minutes.
Originally from Japanese, Taiwanese.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Repressed Men, Family Ties

Screenplay

Edward Yang

Cast

Elaine Jin, Nianzhen Wu, Kelly Lee, Jonathan Chang, Issey Ogata, Suyun Ke

Cinematography

Weihan Yang

Director

Edward Yang

Music

Kai-li Peng

Awards

Cannes 2000: Director (Yang); L.A. Film Critics 2000: Foreign Film; N.Y. Film Critics 2000: Foreign Film; Natl. Soc. Film Critics 2000: Film.