Although Yi Yi (2000) is often regarded as one of the greatest Taiwanese films ever made, it was not officially released to the public in Taiwan until 2017.
Mr. Ota's (Issei Ogata) English dialogue was re-written and even improvised during the shooting by Ogata himself. Edward Yang wanted to have his Japanese character speaking realistically, not in the stereotypical manner Japanese characters in English-speaking films often do.
Director Edward Yang was nominated twice for the Cannes Palme d'Or award: For A Confucian Confusion (1994) and for this film Yi Yi (2000). He died June 29, 2007 of colon cancer, marking this film as his final feature film.
Chosen by British film magazine "Sight and Sound" in 2002 as one of the ten greatest films of the past 25 years.
NJ Jian (Dad) is a fan of The Beatles. This is known from a poster of A Hard Day's Night (1964) that can be seen in the background of the family's home and from the fact that he listened to one of their songs (Baby It's You) using headphones while half-asleep in the office. He was vaguely singing along, proving that he knows the song well, despite it being one of the Beatles' lesser-known songs.
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