Pushing Hands
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.
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Cast
13 people
Lung Sihung
Mr. Chu
Known for
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Eat Drink Man Woman
Wang Bozhao
Alex Chu
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The Proud Twins
Deb Snyder
Martha Chu
Also in
Boston Legal
Life in Pieces
Wang Lai
Mrs. Chen
Known for
The Golden Lotus
Fanny De Luz
Linda
No other roles listed
Haan Lee
Jeremy Chu
No other roles listed
Wang Hung-Chang
Boss Huang
Also in
Swordsman With an Umbrella
Feng Yang Flower Drum
Jeanne Kuo Chang
New Cooking Teacher
Known for
The Wedding Banquet
James Lou
Mr. Chao
No other roles listed
Lester Chan Chit-man
Chef Tsien
Known for
Eat Drink Man Woman
Yin Liang
Chef Chang
Emily Yi-Ming Liu
Chen Yi-Chien
Ang Lee Director · James Schamus Writer Qu Xiaosong Composer
Worldwide gross $152K · Budget $400K · First release December 7, 1991
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Budget
$400,000
Worldwide gross
$152,322
Gross vs. budget
0.4×
Production
Ang Lee Productions
Production
Central Motion Picture Corporation
Production
Good Machine
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Taiwan · United States
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Original title
推手
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese · English
Release dates
Taiwan · December 7, 1991
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Canada
June 2, 1995 · Theatrical
Czechia
December 1, 2006 · Premiere · Filmasia Film Festival
Germany
February 1, 1992 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
South Korea
July 3, 1995 · Theatrical
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