Edward Yang
Film director · 3 films (1986–2000)
Edward Yang is a director whose work here spans The Terrorizers (1986) to Yi-Yi (A One and A Two) (2000), across drama and crime. 2 of those films were photographed by Chang Chan. The work runs wide — 29% of frames across the 3 films indexed here, against 20% library-wide. All 185 frames from 3 films are indexed here, searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, colour and mood.
Edward Yang was a Taiwanese filmmaker. Yang, along with fellow auteurs Hou Hsiao-hsien and Tsai Ming-liang, was one of the leading film-makers of the Taiwanese New Wave and Taiwanese Cinema.
Born 6 November 1947 · 中国上海, Shanghai, Cina · died 29 June 2007
Directing style
Edward Yang’s cinematography relies on a highly stabilized, eye-level gaze that favors medium and wide framing, capturing characters in tense, lonely interior dramas that play out across day and night. The lighting is grounded in realistic, diegetic sources—relying heavily on windows, fluorescent fixtures, and practicals—to illuminate a color palette dominated by deep, shadow-heavy earth tones, muted grays, and cool, desaturated tones alongside sharp, warm accents. His blocking splits focus almost equally between shallow-focus isolation and deep-focus compositions, embedding characters within the complex, layered geometry of modern urban spaces.
Awards
- Cannes Best Director Award · 2000
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film · 2000
- Sutherland Trophy · 1987
Films directed by Edward Yang
About Edward Yang
When was Edward Yang born?
Edward Yang was born on 6 November 1947 in 中国上海, Shanghai, Cina and died on 29 June 2007.
What films has Edward Yang directed?
FrameThrower holds stills from 3 of them: The Terrorizers (1986), A Confucian Confusion (1994) and Yi-Yi (A One and A Two) (2000).
What awards has Edward Yang won?
Cannes Best Director Award (2000), Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film (2000) and Sutherland Trophy (1987).
Search every frame of Edward Yang’s films
All 185 indexed frames from 3 films directed by Edward Yang — searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, mood or plain language.