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.
$400,000
$152,322
December 7, 1991
Ang Lee Productions, Central Motion Picture Corporation
13 people
Lung Sihung
Mr. Chu
Acting
Wang Bozhao
Alex Chu
Acting
Deb Snyder
Martha Chu
Acting
Wang Lai
Mrs. Chen
Acting
Fanny De Luz
Linda
Acting
Haan Lee
Jeremy Chu
Acting
Wang Hung-Chang
Boss Huang
Directing
Jeanne Kuo Chang
New Cooking Teacher
Acting
James Lou
Mr. Chao
Acting
Lester Chan Chit-Man
Chef Tsien
Acting
Yin Liang
Chef Chang
Acting
Emily Yi-Ming Liu
Chen Yi-Chien
Production
1984
2026
1994
2019
1972
1989
1985
2015
2011
2021
2024
2025
2007
1997
2023
1995
2003
2024
1982
2024
1990
1983
1984
2006
2013
2019
2008
2003
2013
2008
2003
2013
2012
1986
1980
1992
2004
1981
2008
1975