Tui shou (Pushing Hands) (1992)
Release Date: Jun 2, 1995 Wide
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Acclaimed Taiwanese filmmaker Ang Lee made his directorial debut with this drama, leavened with gentle comedy, about a household turned upside down by a man who could not be much more out of place. Mr. Chu (Sihung Lung) is an elderly gentleman who has devoted much of his life to studying and teaching tai chi; growing old and wanting to be closer to his family, he decides to move in with his son. However, Mr. Chu has lived all his life in Beijing, and his son Alex (Bo Z. Wang) lives in New York
Jun 2, 1995 Wide
Jan 23, 1996
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Sihung Lung
Mr. Chu -
Pamela Yang
Yi Yi -
Bo Z. Wang
Alex -
Deb Snyder
Martha -
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Ang Lee's feature debut explores cross-cultural and generational conflicts, issues that would become the backbone of his work. This is the first in what can be described as Father Knows Best trilogy, tales about a parent confronting a changing world.
Depicts the difficulties a tai chi master has in adapting to the consumer culture of America.
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Foreign Titles
- Pushing Hands (Tui shou) (DE)
- Pushing Hands (Tui shou) (UK)
