Yi Yi is a meditative portrait of a middle-class family in Taipei as their lives subtly shift over the course of a year, from a wedding’s promise to the finality of a funeral. Edward Yang’s measured direction weaves a mosaic of everyday moments with rare emotional precision, centering on NJ’s quiet struggles and his son Yang-Yang’s search for meaning through photography. Warm, layered, and profoundly humane, the film offers a graceful meditation on growing up, growing older, and the ties that bind us.
Director
Edward Yang
Cast
Wu Nianzhen
Issei Ogata
Elaine Jin
Li Yongfen
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