Edward Yang

Yi Yi

Yi Yi

The extraordinary, internationally embraced Yi Yi, directed by the late Taiwanese master Edward Yang, follows a middle-class family in Taipei over the course of one year, beginning with a wedding and ending with a funeral. Whether chronicling middle-aged father NJ’s tentative flirtations with an old flame or precocious young son Yang-Yang’s attempts at capturing reality with his beloved camera, the filmmaker deftly imbues every gorgeous frame with a compassionate clarity. Warm, sprawling, and dazzling, this intimate epic is one of the undisputed masterworks of the twenty-first century.

Film Info

  • Taiwan
  • 2000
  • 173 minutes
  • Color
  • 1.85:1
  • Mandarin
  • Spine #339

4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

  • New 4K digital restoration, with original theatrical 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
  • Alternate 5.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
  • One 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
  • Audio commentary featuring writer-director Edward Yang and Asian-cinema critic Tony Rayns
  • Interview with Rayns about Yang and the New Taiwan Cinema movement
  • U.S. theatrical trailer
  • Original English subtitle translation by Yang and Rayns
  • PLUs: An essay by critic Kent Jones and notes from the director

    Cover design by Eric Skillman; photograph by Andre Constantini

Purchase Options

Coming soon, available Jan 13, 2026

Collector's Sets

Collector's Set

CC40

CC40

Blu-ray Box Set

49 Discs

$639.96

4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

  • New 4K digital restoration, with original theatrical 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
  • Alternate 5.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
  • One 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
  • Audio commentary featuring writer-director Edward Yang and Asian-cinema critic Tony Rayns
  • Interview with Rayns about Yang and the New Taiwan Cinema movement
  • U.S. theatrical trailer
  • Original English subtitle translation by Yang and Rayns
  • PLUs: An essay by critic Kent Jones and notes from the director

    Cover design by Eric Skillman; photograph by Andre Constantini
Yi Yi
Cast
Wu Nien-jen
NJ Jian
Elaine Jin
Min-Min
Issey Ogata
Mr. Ota
Kelly Lee
Ting-Ting
Jonathan Chang
Yang-Yang
Chen Hsi-sheng
A-Di
Ke Su-yun
Sherry Chang-Breitner
Credits
Director
Edward Yang
Producer
Shinya Kawai
Producer
Naoko Tsukeda
Associate producers
Osamu Kubota
Associate producer
Yu Wei-yen
Photography
Yang Wei-han
Lighting
Lee Lung-yue
Editing
Chen Po-wen
Sound
Tu Duu-chih
Music
Kaili Peng
Production design
Kaili Peng
Art director
Wang Cheng-kai

Current

Yi Yi: Time and Space
Yi Yi: Time and Space

In Edward Yang’s cinema in general, and in Yi Yi in particular, character and environment are inseparable.


By Kent Jones

Ray Yeung’s Top 10
Ray Yeung’s Top 10

The director of All Shall Be Well chooses a selection of films that reflect the joys and sorrows of life and explore themes of love, grief, ambition, and sacrifice.

Lana Wilson’s Top 10
Lana Wilson’s Top 10

The Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker chooses a selection of favorite movies that reflect the pain and beauty of human connection, including masterpieces by Yasujiro Ozu, Mike Leigh, and Aki Kaurismäki.

Yi Yi Around the World

First Person

Yi Yi Around the World

The author of the acclaimed novel Memorial reflects on how Edward Yang’s epic swan song has accompanied him through different stages of his life.

By Bryan Washington

Christophe Honoré’s Top 10
Christophe Honoré’s Top 10

The wildly prolific French director, novelist, and playwright celebrates the films that bring him pleasure and confound his understanding.

Karyn Kusama’s Top 10
Karyn Kusama’s Top 10

For her list of favorite Criterion titles, the director of Girlfight and Destroyer celebrates the Hollywood classics, cult pleasures, and art-house masterpieces that inspire her, pairing movies that resonate with each other in style and theme.

Ari Aster’s Top 10
Ari Aster’s Top 10

The director of Hereditary writes on the filmmakers who get him excited about making movies.