Pushing Hands

Pushing Hands

1991
1h 45m
7.3

7.3/10

86 votes • View on IMDb
Drama Comedy
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.

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Status: Released

Budget: $400,000

Revenue: $152,322

Language: ZH

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Production Information

Production Companies
Ang Lee Productions Central Motion Picture Corporation
Production Countries
Taiwan
Spoken Languages
Mandarin English

Keywords

martial arts culture clash chinatown tai chi american culture fish out of water new york state generation gap intercultural relationship family home culture shock multigenerational

Quick Facts

Original Title 推手
Release Date December 7, 1991
Status Released
Language ZH
IMDb ID tt0105652

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

Fanny De Luz
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

James Lou
James Lou

Mr. Chao

Lester Chan Chit-Man
Lester Chan Chit-Man

Chef Tsien

Yin Liang
Yin Liang

Chef Chang

Emily Yi-Ming Liu
Emily Yi-Ming Liu

Chen Yi-Chien

Key Crew

James Schamus
Writer
Ang Lee
Director
Ang Lee
Writer
Ted Hope
Executive Producer
Jiang Feng-Chyt
Producer
James Schamus
Executive Producer
Emily Yi-Ming Liu
Executive Producer
Hsu Li-Kong
Executive Producer