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Among the most praised and sought-after titles in all contemporary film, this singular masterpiece of Taiwanese cinema, directed by Edward Yang, finally comes to home video in the United States. Set in the early sixties in Taiwan, A Brighter Summer Day is based on the true story of a crime that rocked the nation. A film of both sprawling scope and tender intimacy, this novelistic, patiently observed epic centers on the gradual, inexorable fall of a young teenager (Chen Chang, in his first role) from innocence to juvenile delinquency, and is set against a simmering backdrop of restless youth, rock and roll, and political turmoil.A Brighter Summer Day was restored in 2009 by the Cineteca di Bologna/L’Immagine Ritrovata laboratory, in association with The Film Foundation’s World Cinema Project, the Central Motion Picture Corporation, and the Edward Yang Estate. Scan performed at Digimax laboratories in Taipei. Restoration funded by Armani, Cartier, Qatar Airways, and Qatar Museum Authority.
Original Release
07/27/1991
US Release
01/08/1993
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Chang Chen | Xiao Si'r (Zhang Zhen) / Xiao Si'r |
Lisa Yang | Ming (Liu Zhiming) / Ming |
Kuo-Chu Chang | Father |
Elaine Jin | Mother |
Chuan Wang | Eldest Sister |
Han Chang | Elder Brother |
Hsiu-Chiung Chiang | Middle Sister |
Stephanie Lai | Youngest Sister |
Chi-tsan Wang | Cat (Wang Mao) / Cat |
Lawrence Ko | Airplane (Ji Fei) / Airplane |
Directors
Writers
Alex Yang, Hung Hung, Mingtang Lai, Edward Yang, Hung Hung
Cast
Name | Character |
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Chang Chen | Xiao Si'r (Zhang Zhen) / Xiao Si'r |
Lisa Yang | Ming (Liu Zhiming) / Ming |
Kuo-Chu Chang | Father |
Elaine Jin | Mother |
Chuan Wang | Eldest Sister |
Han Chang | Elder Brother |
Hsiu-Chiung Chiang | Middle Sister |
Stephanie Lai | Youngest Sister |
Chi-tsan Wang | Cat (Wang Mao) / Cat |
Lawrence Ko | Airplane (Ji Fei) / Airplane |
Chih-Kang Tan | Ma |
Ming-Hsin Chang | Underpants (Mingxin) / Underpants |
Chun-Lung Jung | Bomber (Chang Po-wen) |
Hui-Kuo Chou | Tiger (Xiao Hu) / Tiger |
Ching-Chi Liu | Hefty (Da Ge) |
Ching-Hsiang Ho | Animal (Mao Shou) / Animal |
Chang-Ta Tsai | Tiger's Buddy |
Tsung-Ming Lee | Tiger's Buddy |
Hsiao-Tsui Tang | Jade (Xiao Cui) / Jade |
Ming-Ying Chiang | Jade's Girlfriend |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Hung-Tze Jan | Executive Producer |
Feng-Chyt Jiang | Executive Producer |
Sui Je Cheng | Producer |
Wei-Yen Yu | Producer |