Yi Yi

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Yi Yi ★★ A One and a Two 2000

N.J. Jian is a middle-aged partner in a Taipei computer firm that needs to innovate if the business is to stay profitable. NJ thinks about teaming up with Japanese games designer, Ota, but a number of family difficulties begin to distract him and things unravel even more while NJ is on a business trip to Japan. Japanese and Mandarin with subtitles. 173m/C VHS, DVD . JP TW Elaine Jin, Nianzhen Wu, Kelly Lee, Jonathan Chang, Issey Ogata, Suyun Ke; D: Edward Yang; W: Edward Yang; C: Weihan Yang; M: Kaili Peng. Cannes ‘00: Director (Yang); L.A. Film Critics ‘00: Foreign Film; N.Y. Film Critics ‘00: Foreign Film; Natl. Soc. Film Critics ‘00: Film.