Edward Yang
(1947-2007)
Taiwanese film director and screenwriter
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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.
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6 November 1947 Shanghai, China
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29 June 2007 (aged 59) Beverly Hills, California, United States
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| Zodiac | Scorpio |
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