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A Brighter Summer Day (1991)

Poster for A Brighter Summer Day

A boy experiences first love, friendships and injustices growing up in 1960s Taiwan.

Cast & Crew

Director
Edward Yang
  • Profile picture of Chang Chen
    Xiao Si'r Chang Chen
  • Profile picture of Lisa Yang
    Ming Lisa Yang
  • Profile picture of Chang Kuo-Chu
    Father Chang Kuo-Chu
  • Profile picture of Elaine Jin Yan-Ling
    Mother Elaine Jin Yan-Ling
  • Profile picture of Chuan Wang
    Eldest Sister Chuan Wang
  • Profile picture of Chang Han
    Elder Brother Chang Han
  • Profile picture of Chiang Hsiu-Chiung
    Middle Sister Chiang Hsiu-Chiung
  • Profile picture of Tan Chih-Kang
    Ma Tan Chih-Kang

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Keywords

  • high school
  • baseball bat
  • based on true story
  • coming of age
  • taiwan
  • murder
  • youth gang
  • gang
  • juvenile delinquent
  • teenage boy
  • troubled teen
  • first love
  • taipei
  • 1960s
  • slow cinema
  • complex
  • teenage protagonist