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Tui shou

Tui shou

1991Movie⏱️ 1h 45mNot Rated
ComedyDrama
⭐ 7.2
IMDB Rating
5,231 votes

All the while, Master Chu tries to find his place in the foreign American world.

Director
Ang Lee
Writers
Ang Lee, James Schamus
Stars
Sihung Lung, Lai Wang, Bozhao Wang
Release Date
December 7, 1991
Language
Mandarin, English
Country
Taiwan, United States
πŸ† 6
Wins
🎯 7
Nominations
πŸ’¬ 23
Reviews
πŸ“‹ 5.9K
Watchlists
πŸ“½οΈ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Sihung Lung
Sihung Lung
as Mr. Chu
Lai Wang
Lai Wang
as Mrs. Chen
Bozhao Wang
Bozhao Wang
as Alex Chu
Deb Snyder
Deb Snyder
as Martha Chu
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Fanny De Luz
as Linda
πŸ‘€
Haan Lee
as Jeremy Chu
πŸ‘€
Hung-Chang Wang
as Boss Huang
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Jeanne Kuo Chang
as New Cooking Teacher
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James Lou
as Mr. Chao
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B.C. Lee
as Waiter Lee

πŸ’° Box Office

$152,322
Worldwide Gross
$152,322
Domestic Gross
$9,567
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Mono
Filming Location
Chinatown, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Production
Ang Lee Productions, Central Motion Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

MandarinComedyDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Gentle charm
by gbill-74877 β€’ 2022-11-13
7/10

"Love the natural performances of the two elders in this film (Sihung Lung and Wang Lai), and at its best, it touches on the real struggles of getting older in ways that tug the heartstrings. I was less impressed by the character and performance of the daughter-in-law, and the culture clash aspects of the story seemed a little clunky. There was a fair bit of melodrama here, some of which seemed sloppy, and some of which was pretty humorous (the old man channeling his powers and not being moveable by a crowd of guys in the kitchen comes to mind). It's uneven but engaging, and has gentle cha..."

πŸ“– Synopsis

All the while, Master Chu tries to find his place in the foreign American world.