Yi Yi

Yi Yi

2000

Set in Taiwan, the film follows the lives of the Jian family from the alternating perspectives of the three main family members: father N.J. (Nien-Jen Wu), teenage daughter Ting-Ting (Elaine Jin) and young son Yang-Yang (Issei Ogata). N.J., disgruntled with his current job, attempts to court the favor of a prominent video game company while Ting-Ting and Yang-Yang contend with the various trials of youth, all while caring for N.J.'s mother-in-law, who lies in a coma.

JBscale
93
Superior

Film Detail

Genre
Drama - Romance
Length
2 hrs. 54 mins.
US Theatrical Release
October 6, 2000
US Box Office
$1,136,776 (#5744 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
NR
Not Rated

Collection Detail

Release Method
Criterion Collection #339 Digital Only
Aquired Format
iTunes
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
Mandarin: DDS
Studio
Criterion
Released
March 15, 2011
Acquired Date
December 19, 2023
Times Seen
0 Times
Last Watched
Haven't seen it yet.

Actors

Nien-Jen Wu
Nien-Jen Wu
Issei Ogata
Issei Ogata
Elaine Jin
Elaine Jin
Kelly Lee
Kelly Lee
Jonathan Chang
Jonathan Chang
Hsi-Sheng Chen
Hsi-Sheng Chen
Su-Yun Ko
Su-Yun Ko
Chuan-cheng Tao
Chuan-cheng Tao
Shu-shen Hsiao
Shu-shen Hsiao
Meng-chin 'Adriene' Lin
Meng-chin 'Adriene' Lin
Pang Chang Yu
Pang Chang Yu
Ru-Yun Tang
Ru-Yun Tang
Shu-Yuan Hsu
Shu-Yuan Hsu

Directors

Edward Yang
Edward Yang

Producers

Shin'ya Kawai
Shin'ya Kawai
Osamu Kunota
Osamu Kunota
Naoko Tsukeda
Naoko Tsukeda
Wei-Yen Yu
Wei-Yen Yu

Writers

Edward Yang
Edward Yang

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
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RT Fresh Certified
97%
Tomatometer
89 votes
RT Fresh Certified
91%
Popcornmeter
514 votes
METASCORE
94
25 votes
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
29,812 votes

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Kids-in-Mind
  3. Common Sense Media