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Pushing Hands

Pushing Hands
★ 7.3/10•1991•1h 45m•12•Drama•Comedy

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.

Ang Lee · Director

James Schamus · Writer

Ang Lee · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 45m
LanguageZH
Release DateDec 7, 1991
Budget$400,000
Revenue$152,322

Actors

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

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

Mr. Chao

Lester Chan Chit-man

Lester Chan Chit-man

Chef Tsien

Yin Liang

Chef Chang

Emily Yi-Ming Liu

Chen Yi-Chien

Yang Ying-Han

Yiyi

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