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Pushing Hands  (1991)


7.3|7 Dec, 1991|105 min
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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.
Language

普通话, 

English 


Budget$400,000
Revenue $152,322
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Keywords
martial arts
culture clash
chinatown
tai chi
american culture
fish out of water
new york state
generation gap
intercultural relationship
family home
culture shock
multigenerational

Casts

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 Chit-Man Chan
Lester Chit-Man Chan
Chef Tsien

Crews

Ang Lee
Ang Lee
Director
James Schamus
James Schamus
Writer
Ang Lee
Ang Lee
Writer
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
Feng-Chyt Jiang
Producer
Ang Lee
Ang Lee
Executive Producer
Emily Yi-Ming Liu
Executive Producer
James Schamus
James Schamus
Executive Producer
Jong Lin
Cinematography
Ang Lee
Ang Lee
Editor
Tim Squyres
Tim Squyres
Editor
Scott Bradley
Production Design
Elizabeth Jenyon
Costume Design
Michael Shaw
Michael Shaw
Art Direction

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