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Eat Drink Man Woman

Eat Drink Man Woman

A comedy to arouse your appetite.

19947.62h 3m

Overview

Retired and widowed Chinese master chef Chu lives in modern day Taipei, with his three attractive daughters, all of whom are unattached. Soon, each daughter encounters a new man in their lives. When these new relationships blossom, stereotypes are broken and the living situation within the family changes.

Directed by Ang Lee
Written by Ang Lee, James Schamus, Wang Huiling
Produced by Hsu Li-Kong
Box Office0Revenue: $24.2M

Top Cast

Lung Sihung

Lung Sihung

Chu

Yang Kuei-mei

Yang Kuei-mei

Jia-Jen

Jacklyn Wu Chien-Lien

Jacklyn Wu Chien-Lien

Jia-Chien

Wang Yu-wen

Wang Yu-wen

Jia-Ning

Sylvia Chang

Sylvia Chang

Jin-Rong

Winston Chao

Winston Chao

Li Kai

Chen Chao-jung

Chen Chao-jung

Guo Lun

Lester Chan Chit-Man

Lester Chan Chit-Man

Raymond

Chen Yu

Chen Yu

Rachel

Gua Ah-leh

Gua Ah-leh

Madame Liang

Themes & Keywords

daughtercookingsense of lifeagingtaiwanteacherfoodtaiwanesedatingfamilychefwidowertaipeifather daughter relationshipsister sister relationshipchinese cuisinesistersgastronomia

About Eat Drink Man Woman

Eat Drink Man Woman is a comedy, drama, romance film released in 1994 exploring themes of daughter, cooking, sense of life, aging, taiwan, teacher. Directed by Ang Lee, it stars Lung Sihung, Yang Kuei-mei, Jacklyn Wu Chien-Lien. Retired and widowed Chinese master chef Chu lives in modern day Taipei, with his three attractive daughters, all of whom are unattached. Soon, each daughter encounters a new man in their lives. When these new relationships blossom, stereotypes are broken and the living situation within the family changes.

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