A Brighter Summer Day

8.219913h 57mReleased

Crime

Drama

Romance

Overview

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

StatusReleased

Release Date1991-07-27

Runtime3h 57m

LanguagesEnglish普通话

CountriesTaiwan

Keywords

Videos

4 total

Trailer

A Brighter Summer Day (1991) Trailer | Bande-annonce | De Edward Yang

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Cast & Crew

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

Chiang Hsiu-Chiung

as Middle Sister

Stephanie Lai

as Youngest Sister

Tan Chih-Kang

as Ma

Wang Chi-tsan

as Cat

Reviews

CinemaSerf

Jun 3, 2026

7/10

This isn't so much a drama as an intimate observational documentary following the lives of people recently arrived on the island of Taiwan after the Chinese communist party took control of the mainland. There is still a considerable degree of militaristic life amongst the population, and the secret police are never far from the minds of the adults …

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