Yi Yi

"We never live the same day twice."

2000 2h 54m ZH

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7.9

BANGER

★7.9TMDB · 713

Drama

Synopsis

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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.

“We never live the same day twice.”

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Cast

Wu Nien-jen
NJ
Issey Ogata
Mr. Ota
Elaine Jin Yan-Ling
Min-Min
Kelly Lee
Ting-Ting
Jonathan Chang
Yang-Yang
Chen Hsi-sheng
A-Di
Ko Su-yun
Sherry Chang-Breitner
Michael Tao
Dada

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Edward Yang
Writers: Edward Yang
Languages: Mandarin, Japanese, English
Countries: Taiwan, Japan

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 174 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Mandarin, Japanese, English.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Taiwan, Japan.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Edward Yang, shot by Yang Wei-han. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Kai-Li Peng. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Chen Po-Wen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Wu Nien-jen and Issey Ogata and Elaine Jin Yan-Ling carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Edward Yang directs. Yang Wei-han behind the camera. Kai-Li Peng scores. Chen Po-Wen cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in Taiwan, Japan. Dialogue in Mandarin, Japanese, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 174 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
226 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Mandarin, Japanese, English.
4International production across 2 countries: Taiwan, Japan.
5Directed by Edward Yang, shot by Yang Wei-han. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Kai-Li Peng. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Chen Po-Wen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Wu Nien-jen and Issey Ogata and Elaine Jin Yan-Ling carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "We never live the same day twice.".
10IMDB entry: tt0244316 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 10 themes, including "daughter", "love triangle", "businessman", "photography".
12Released under 18 different titles around the world.