Crime ·Drama ·Romance · Taiwan · 1991 · 3h 57m

A Brighter Summer Day

牯嶺街少年殺人事件

A Brighter Summer Day poster
Director
Edward Yang
Cast
Chang Chen as Xiao Si'r Lisa Yang as Ming Chang Kuo-Chu as Father Elaine Jin Yan-Ling as Mother Wang Chuan as Eldest Sister Chang Han as Elder Brother
Crew
Longyu Zhang — Director of Photography Chang Hui-kung — Director of Photography Chen Po-Wen — Editor Zhang Hongda — Original Music Composer Mingtang Lai — Writer Edward Yang — Writer
Synopsis

A boy experiences first love, friendships and injustices growing up in 1960s Taiwan.

Trailer A Brighter Summer Day — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
high schoolbaseball batbased on true storycoming of agetaiwantragedymurderyouth ganggangjuvenile delinquentteenage boytroubled teen
Key Collaborators
Edward Yang Director Longyu Zhang Director of Photography Chang Hui-kung Director of Photography Chen Po-Wen Editor Zhang Hongda Original Music Composer Mingtang Lai Writer Edward Yang Writer Yen Hung-ya Writer Alex Yang Writer Yu Wei-Yen Producer Yu Wei-Yen Production Design Le-Chin Wu Costume Design
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