Pushing Hands

Pushing Hands

105 mins | Drama, Comedy | Dec. 7, 1991

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.

Pushing Hands

105 mins | Drama, Comedy | Dec. 7, 1991

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.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Ang Lee Productions, Central Motion Picture Corporation
Original title Pushing Hands
Directors Ang Lee
Writers James Schamus, Ang Lee

Cast

Sihung Lung

as Mr. Chu

Wang Bozhao

as Alex Chu

Deb Snyder

as Martha Chu

Wang Lai

as Mrs. Chen

Fanny De Luz

as Linda

Haan Lee

as Jeremy Chu

Wang Hung-Chang

as Boss Huang

Jeanne Kuo Chang

as New Cooking Teacher

James Lou

as Mr. Chao