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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
Budget$400,000
Revenue $152,322
普通话,
English
Budget$400,000
Revenue $152,322
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
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 Chit-Man Chan
Chef Tsien
Crews

Ang Lee
Director

James Schamus
Writer

Ang Lee
Writer
Jong Lin
Director of Photography
Tai-An Hsu
Original Music Composer
Qu Xiaosong
Original Music Composer

Ted Hope
Executive Producer
Hsu Li-Kong
Executive Producer
Feng-Chyt Jiang
Producer

Ang Lee
Executive Producer
Emily Yi-Ming Liu
Executive Producer

James Schamus
Executive Producer
Jong Lin
Cinematography

Ang Lee
Editor

Tim Squyres
Editor
Scott Bradley
Production Design
Elizabeth Jenyon
Costume Design

Michael Shaw
Art Direction
Backdrops & Posters
