A Brighter Summer Day

1991 · directed by Edward Yang

Rating
96/100
Hit
yes
Prestige lists
BFI Top 100

A boy experiences first love, friendships and injustices growing up in 1960s Taiwan.

A Brighter Summer Day (1991), directed by Edward Yang, rates 96/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Chang Chen
  • Lisa Yang
  • Chang Kuo-chu
  • Elaine Jin Yan-Ling
  • Wang Chuan
  • Chang Han
  • Chiang Hsiu-Chiung
  • Stephanie Lai
  • Tan Chih-Kang
  • Wang Chi-tsan

Crew

  • Chang Hui-kung — Director of Photography
  • Longyu Zhang — Director of Photography
  • Chen Po-Wen — Editor
  • Zhang Hongda — Original Music Composer
  • Alex Yang — Writer
  • Edward Yang — Writer
  • Mingtang Lai — Writer
  • Yen Hung-ya — Writer

More from Edward Yang

  1. Yi Yi (2000) — 90/100 · hit
  2. Taipei Story (1985) — 85/100 · hit
  3. Terrorizers (1986) — 76/100
  4. That Day, on the Beach (1983) — 76/100
  5. Mahjong (1996) — 75/100

How these numbers work: Methodology