Film

Pushing Hands

7.319911h 45m12Drama Comedy

Taiwan · United States

Age rating: 12
Director: Ang Lee
Year: 1991

Mr. Chu is an elderly widower who teaches tai chi chuan in Beijing. He moves to America to live with his son's family, but finds the cultural adjustment difficult. Since his daughter-in-law is a white woman who does not speak Chinese, Mr. Chu's son, Alex, must mediate.

Top cast

Lung Sihung

Mr. Chu

Wang Bozhao

Alex Chu

Deb Snyder

Martha Chu

Wang Lai

Mrs. Chen

Fanny De Luz

Linda

Haan Lee

Jeremy Chu

Wang Hung-Chang

Boss Huang

Jeanne Kuo Chang

New Cooking Teacher

James Lou

Mr. Chao

Lester Chan Chit-Man

Chef Tsien

Yin Liang

Chef Chang

Emily Yi-Ming Liu

Chen Yi-Chien

Yang Ying-Han

Yiyi

Directed by

Ang Lee

Written by

James Schamus, Ang Lee

Produced by

Jiang Feng-Chyt