In Yi Yi, a little boy takes photos of people's backs to show them what they can't see. His family in Taipei is learning to see things in new ways, too. The movie is like a gentle, long hug that shows how every person, young and old, has their own secret feelings and stories to tell.

Yi Yi
Runtime: 2 Hours 53 Minutes
Audience Rating: 9.3/10
Critics Rating: 9.8/10
Genre: Drama
Release Date: 14 May 2000
Original Language: Chinese
Production House: Nemuru Otoko Seisaku Iinkai, AtomFilms, Pony Canyon Inc. and Omega Project
Distributor: Winstar Cinema
Page Last Updated On: 18 September 2025
About:
Edward Yang
(Writer)

Nien-Jen Wu
as N.J.
(Actor)

Elaine Jin
as Min-Min
(Actor)

Issei Ogata
as Ota
(Actor)
Kelly Lee
as Ting-Ting
(Actor)
Jonathan Chang
as Yang-Yang
(Actor)
Hsi-Sheng Chen
as A-Di
(Actor)
Shinya Kawai
(Producer)
Osamu Kunota
(Producer)
Naoko Tsukeda
(Producer)