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Pushing Hands

Original title: Tui shou
  • 1991
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
5.4K
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Sihung Lung in Pushing Hands (1991)
All the while, Master Chu tries to find his place in the foreign American world.
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All the while, Master Chu tries to find his place in the foreign American world.All the while, Master Chu tries to find his place in the foreign American world.All the while, Master Chu tries to find his place in the foreign American world.

  • Director
    • Ang Lee
  • Writers
    • Ang Lee
    • James Schamus
  • Stars
    • Sihung Lung
    • Lai Wang
    • Bozhao Wang
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    5.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ang Lee
    • Writers
      • Ang Lee
      • James Schamus
    • Stars
      • Sihung Lung
      • Lai Wang
      • Bozhao Wang
    • 22User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 9 nominations total

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    Top Cast25

    Sihung Lung
    Sihung Lung
    • Mr. Chu
    Lai Wang
    Lai Wang
    • Mrs. Chen
    Bozhao Wang
    Bozhao Wang
    • Alex Chu
    • (as Ye-tong Wang)
    Deb Snyder
    Deb Snyder
    • Martha Chu
    Fanny De Luz
    • Linda
    Haan Lee
    • Jeremy Chu
    Hung-Chang Wang
    • Boss Huang
    Jeanne Kuo Chang
    • New Cooking Teacher
    James Lou
    • Mr. Chao
    B.C. Lee
    • Waiter Lee
    Chit-Man Chan
    Chit-Man Chan
    • Chef Tsien
    Victor Chan
    Victor Chan
    • Gangster
    Bin Chao
    • Waiter Wong
    Audrey Haight
    • Anchorwoman
    Jackson King
    • Gangster
    Eugene Lau
    • Gangster
    Bar-Chya Lee
    • Waiter Lee
    Richard Light
    • Gangster
    • Director
      • Ang Lee
    • Writers
      • Ang Lee
      • James Schamus
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews22

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    Storyline

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    • Goofs
      The son, Alex, has physiognomy that is unmistakably that of someone Beijing, and the actor speaks with a Beijing accent, but the father, who demonstrates Taiwanese cultural practices, has the appearance of someone from farther south, such as near Shanghai. Regardless of whom the father might have married, the couple could not have produced a child with such Northern characteristics. This is a casting error more than a character error.
    • Connections
      Featured in Century of Cinema: Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema (1996)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • December 7, 1991 (Taiwan)
    • Countries of origin
      • Taiwan
      • United States
    • Languages
      • Mandarin
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Manos que empujan
    • Filming locations
      • Chinatown, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Ang Lee Productions
      • Central Motion Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $400,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $152,322
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $9,567
      • Jun 4, 1995
    • Gross worldwide
      • $152,322
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 45m(105 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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