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Edward Yang (English: Edward Yang, November 6, 1947 - June 29, 2007), born in Shanghai, native of Meizhou, Guangdong, Hakka, Taiwanese film director, he and Hou Hsiao-hsien were both emerging representative directors of Taiwanese new films in the 1980s. He won the Best Director Award at the Cannes Film Festival for his 2000 work "Yi Yi".

Category
Film & TV
Nationality
Republic of China
Born
1947-11-06
Died
2007-06-29
Wikidata
Q716700
Occupations film directorscreenwriteractordirectoruniversity teacher
Aliases Edward YangEdward YangEdward Yang
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