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
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