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Yi Yi
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Title: Yi Yi

Release Date: 20 Sep 2000

Runtime: 2h 54m

Genre: Drama, Comedy

Director: Omega Project, Nemuru Otoko Seisaku Iinkai, Atom Films

Production Companies: Omega Project, Nemuru Otoko Seisaku Iinkai, Atom Films

Overview: Each member of a family in Taipei asks hard questions about life's meaning as they live through everyday quandaries. NJ is morose: his brother owes him money, his mother-in-law is in a coma, his wife suffers a spiritual crisis when she finds her life a blank and his business partners make bad decisions.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.899 (543 votes)

Cast

  • N.J.: Wu Nien-jen
  • Mr. Ota: Issey Ogata
  • Min-Min: Elaine Jin Yan-Ling
  • Ting-Ting: Kelly Lee
  • Yang-Yang: Jonathan Chang
  • A-Di: Hsi-Sheng Chen
  • Sherry Chang-Breitner: Su-Yun Ko
  • Dada: Michael Tao
  • Xiao-Yan: Shu-shen Hsiao
  • Lili: Adriene Lin
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