A Brighter Summer Day (1991)
A Brighter Summer Day (1991)

Plot.
Where to Watch.






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Cast & Crew.

Chang Chen
Xiao Si'r

Lisa Yang
Ming

Chang Kuo-Chu
Father

Elaine Jin Yan-Ling
Mother

Chuan Wang
Eldest Sister

Chang Han
Elder Brother

Chiang Hsiu-Chiung
Middle Sister

Stephanie Lai
Youngest Sister

Tan Chih-Kang
Ma

Wang Chi-tsan
Cat

Lawrence Ko Yu-Luen
Airplane

Chang Ming-Hsin
Underpants

Jung Chun-Lung
Bomber

Hui-Kuo Chou
Tiger

Chi-Chung Liu
Hefty

Ching-Hsiang Ho
Animal

Hung Hung
Writer

Chang-Ta Tsai
Tiger's Buddy

Tsung-Ming Lee
Tiger's Buddy

Hung-Ming Lin
Honey

Wang Bosen
Deuce

Hung-Yu Chen
Sly

Hsiao-Tsui Tang
Jade

Ming-Ying Chiang
Jade's Girlfriend

Tien-Hsiang Yang
Worm

Hsiao-Wei Liao
Gang Member

Cheng-Ching Lin
Gang Member

Ming-Hsun Lee
Gang Member

Tai-song Chen
Gang Member

Ming-Che Lee
Gang Member

Yu-Cheng Lin
Gang Member

Yi-Cheng Chung
Gang Member

Chia-Hsien Ho
Gang Member

Kang-Nien Cheng
Gang Member

Hsien-Liang Hsu
Gang Member

Chih-Chien Tang
Gang Member

Chien-Hung Tseng
Gang Member

Yiwen Cao
Guitarist

Martin Liu
Bassist

Yi-Chun Chang
Drummer

Yuan Ling
Keyboardist

Alex Yang
Shandong / Writer

Joyce Ni Shu-Chun
Crazy

Weiming Wang
Ka Wu

Chien-Hsiung Cheng
Wu Ba

Ye-Ming Wang
Baldie

De-Hai Chu
Cowboy

Pei-Min Shih
Kid Brother

Liang-Tso Liu
Mouth

Hang Shen
Threads

Yang-Yeh Fu
Cushion

Lee Ching-Foo
Headmaster

Chen Yi-wen
Horsecart

Jen-Chieh Lin
Grapefruit

Cheng Yuan-Cheng
Morphine

Yi-Chin Tsai
Headlights

Yu-Lung Yin
Diaper

Hsu Ming
Wang

Chin Tsai
Wang's Wife

Cho Ming
Uncle Fat

Wen-Yen Chang
Uncle Fat's Wife

Lien-Lien Hsiao
Uncle Fat's Daughter

Emily Y. Chang
Ming's Mother

King Shih-Chieh
Ming's 7th Uncle

Lih-Ching Lin
7th Uncle's Wife

Ru-Yun Tang
Mrs. Xia

Feng Guoqiang
Piggy

Chiu-Yun Lu
Mrs. Fang

Johnny Tuan Chung-Yi
Mr. Chen

Chin Ling Tsao
Mrs. Chen

Hsiao Chih-wen
Ma's Mother

Liang-Yueh Chen
Chauffeur

Li-Hua Chen
Reverend Chen

Ko-Chung Chang
Juan's Boyfriend

Te-Ming Lu
Airplane's Father

Hsiao Ai
Ice-cream Parlour Lady

Hsi-Sheng Chen
Blind Fighter Pilot

Shu-Chuan Huang
Girl Vendor

Hung-Shen Shen
Dean of Conduct

Meng Chi-Liang
Assistant Dean of Conduct

Yen Hung-ya
Chinese Studies Teacher / Writer

Ting-Ni Ma
Mathematics Teacher

Hu Hsiang-Ping
Military Advisor

Pao-Kuei Sun
Librarian

Vicky Chiang
Librarian

Ming-Yang Shih
Doctor

Li-Mei Chen
Clinic Nurse

Chen Shiang-Chyi
Little Doctor's Fiancée

Lai Te-Nan
Doctor's Father

Ju-Ping Lin
Hospital Nurse

Danny Deng
The Film Director

Ming-Yu Shih
The Temperamental Star

Heng-Cheng Lin
The Male Lead

Yi-Hua Shih
The Assistant Director

Kuo-Chih Shu
The Cameraman

Chang-Ju Kuo
The Key Grip

Miao-hui Kao
The Producer

Chang-Hao Liu
Juvenile Division Officer

Hung-chun Hsieh
Juvenile Division Cop

Chung-Chang Tuan
Juvenile Division Cop

Tse Hung-Kwan
Juvenile Division Cop

Te-chien Hou
The Detective

Li Lung-Yu
Team Leader Chiu / Gaffer

Tsu-Yun Lang
Policewoman

Tang Shiang-Chu
Policeman

Lai-Fu Chen
Policeman

Min-Nen Lee
Workman

Yu Wei-Yen
Interrogator / Producer / Production Design

Wang Dao-Nan
Interrogator

Chuang Wu
Officer / Production Manager

Le-Chin Wu
Officer / Costume Design

Tzu-Chiang Lee
Prisoner

Liping Yang
Lover in Park

Katherine Hui-ling Chou
Lover in Park

Edward Yang
Director / Writer

Mingtang Lai
Writer

Longyu Zhang
Director of Photography

Sui Je Cheng
Supervising Producer

Chang Hui-kung
Director of Photography

Chen Po-Wen
Editor

Ching-an Yang
Sound

Angelika Wang
Assistant Director

Tu Duu-Chih
Sound

Feng-Chyt Jiang
Supervising Producer

Jan Hung-Tze
Executive Producer

Qu Youning
Assistant Director

Zhang Hongda
Original Music Composer
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Details.
Release DateJuly 27, 1991
Original Name牯嶺街少年殺人事件
StatusReleased
Running Time3h 57m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
A Brighter Summer Day is a 1991 Taiwanese epic crime drama film directed by Edward Yang, associated with the New Taiwanese Cinema. Its English title is derived from the lyrics of Elvis Presley's 1960 rendition of "Are You Lonesome Tonight?". Set in the late 1950s and early 1960s, the film centers on Hsiao Si’r (Chang Chen), a boy from a middle-class home who veers into juvenile delinquency.
The film was selected as the Taiwanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 64th Academy Awards but was not nominated.
Since its release, A Brighter Summer Day has been praised as one of Yang's best works, one of the best films of the 1990s, and one of the greatest films of all time. It ranked 78th in the 2022 Sight & Sound Greatest Films of All Time poll, one of four Chinese-language films to be included, and above Yang's Yi Yi.
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