Pushing Hands
Pushing Hands

Movie·1991·1h 45m

Pushing Hands

Country

Taiwan

Language

Mandarin

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The Story

Original title: 推手

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.

Producer

Ang Lee, James Schamus

Cinematography

Jong Lin

Music

Tai-An Hsu

Editor

Ang Lee

Themes

martial artsculture clashchinatowntai chiamerican culturefish out of waternew york stategeneration gapintercultural relationshipfamily homeculture shockmultigenerational

Production House

Ang Lee Productions
Central Motion Picture Corporation

Audience Score

73%

88 votes

Skip8%
Timepass20%
Go for it39%
Perfection33%

Where to watch

Region: US

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Cast

Lung Sihung

Lung Sihung

Mr. Chu

Wang Bozhao

Wang Bozhao

Alex Chu

Deb Snyder

Deb Snyder

Martha Chu

Wang Lai

Wang Lai

Mrs. Chen

Fanny De Luz

Linda

Haan Lee

Haan Lee

Jeremy Chu

Wang Hung-Chang

Wang Hung-Chang

Boss Huang

Jeanne Kuo Chang

Jeanne Kuo Chang

New Cooking Teacher

James Lou

Mr. Chao

Lester Chan Chit-Man

Lester Chan Chit-Man

Chef Tsien

Yin Liang

Chef Chang

Emily Yi-Ming Liu

Chen Yi-Chien

Yang Ying-Han

Yiyi

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Crew

Ang Lee

Ang Lee

Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Editor

James Schamus

James Schamus

Writer, Executive Producer

Jong Lin

Director of Photography

Tai-An Hsu

Original Music Composer

Qu Xiaosong

Original Music Composer

Ted Hope

Ted Hope

Executive Producer

Hsu Li-Kong

Executive Producer

Jiang Feng-Chyt

Producer

Emily Yi-Ming Liu

Executive Producer

Tim Squyres

Tim Squyres

Editor

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