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Pushing Hands

Pushing Hands

19917.31h 45m

Overview

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 by Ang Lee
Written by James Schamus, Ang Lee
Produced by Feng-Chyt Jiang
Box OfficeBudget: $400KRevenue: $152K

Top Cast

Lung Sihung

Lung Sihung

Mr. Chu

Wang Bozhao

Wang Bozhao

Alex Chu

Deb Snyder

Deb Snyder

Martha Chu

Wang Lai

Wang Lai

Mrs. Chen

F

Fanny De Luz

Linda

Haan Lee

Haan Lee

Jeremy Chu

Wang Hung-Chang

Wang Hung-Chang

Boss Huang

Jeanne Kuo Chang

Jeanne Kuo Chang

New Cooking Teacher

J

James Lou

Mr. Chao

Lester Chan Chit-Man

Lester Chan Chit-Man

Chef Tsien

Themes & Keywords

martial artsculture clashchinatowntai chiamerican culturefish out of waternew york stategeneration gapintercultural relationshipfamily homeculture shockmultigenerational

About Pushing Hands

Pushing Hands is a drama, comedy film released in 1991 exploring themes of martial arts, culture clash, chinatown, tai chi, american culture, fish out of water. Directed by Ang Lee, it stars Lung Sihung, Wang Bozhao, Deb Snyder. 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.

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