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.
Directed byAng Lee
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Language
- ZH
- Released
- December 7, 1991
- Budget
- $400,000
- Revenue
- $152,322
Ang Lee ProductionsWatch the
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Cast & crew
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 Chan Chit-Man
Chef Tsien
- Directed by
- Ang Lee
- Written by
- James Schamus
Ang Lee - Produced by
- Jiang Feng-Chyt
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