Edward Yang
Edward Yang | |||||||
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| 楊德昌 | |||||||
Yang in 1994 | |||||||
| Born | November 6, 1947 | ||||||
| Died | June 29, 2007 (aged 59) | ||||||
| Citizenship | Taiwanese American | ||||||
| Alma mater | National Chiao Tung University (BS) University of Florida (MS) University of Southern California (attended) | ||||||
| Spouse |
Kaili Peng (m. 1995) | ||||||
| Awards | Best Director Award (Cannes Film Festival) 2000 Yi Yi Golden Horse Awards – Best Film 1986 Terrorizers 1991 A Brighter Summer Day Best Original Screenplay 1994 A Confucian Confusion | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 楊德昌 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 杨德昌 | ||||||
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Edward Yang (Chinese: 楊德昌; pinyin: Yáng Déchāng; November 6, 1947 – June 29, 2007) was a Taiwanese and American filmmaker. He rose to prominence as a pioneer in the Taiwanese New Wave of the 1980s, alongside fellow auteurs Hou Hsiao-hsien and Tsai Ming-liang. Yang was regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of Taiwanese cinema. He won the Best Director Award at Cannes for his 2000 film Yi Yi.