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Pushing Hands

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Pushing Hands

7.3

1h 45m

1991

Synopsis

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.

Director

Ang Lee

DramaComedy

martial artsculture clashchinatowntai chiamerican culturefish out of waternew york stategeneration gapintercultural relationshipfamily homeculture shockmultigenerational

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Cast & Crew

Lung Sihung

Lung Sihung

as Mr. Chu

Wang Bozhao

Wang Bozhao

as Alex Chu

Deb Snyder

Deb Snyder

as Martha Chu

Wang Lai

Wang Lai

as Mrs. Chen

Fanny De Luz

as Linda

Haan Lee

Haan Lee

as Jeremy Chu

Wang Hung-Chang

Wang Hung-Chang

as Boss Huang

Jeanne Kuo Chang

Jeanne Kuo Chang

as New Cooking Teacher

James Lou

as Mr. Chao

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