Edward Yang, who won best director in 2000 at the Cannes Film Festival and was known for his realistic portrayals of modern Taiwan, has died of complications from colon cancer, said a film industry source on Sunday.
The 59-year-old director died in his home in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Friday, said Norman Wang, who said Yang's family asked him to release the information to the media.
Yang had been battling colon cancer for seven years, Wang said.
The Shanghai-born director studied engineering in Taiwan and obtained a master's degree at the University of Florida. He worked as a computer engineer before becoming a filmmaker.
Yang's stories were often set in the Taiwanese capital, Taipei. One of his notable works is 1991's A Brighter Summer Day, about Elvis-worshipping teenage boys in the 1950s who get involved with gangsters.
Yang won best director at Cannes in 2000 for Yi Yi (A One and a Two), about a Taiwanese family that copes with the serious illness of their elderly mother.
a few years ago, Taiwanese Newwave film festival was held in Seoul. I saw some of his films. A one and a Two was really good. it is about members of a taiwanese family with love. The flim was calm, moving.
At that time, Hou Hsiao Hsien, Tsai MingLiang came here. But Edward yang didn't. Then there is no chance for me to see Edward Yang any more.
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