Yi Yi

2000 · 174 MIN · IMDB 8.1 · 30,127 VOTES · DIR. Edward Yang

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Overview

Each member of a family in Taipei asks hard questions about life's meaning as they live through everyday quandaries. NJ is morose: his brother owes him money, his mother-in-law is in a coma, his wife suffers a spiritual crisis when she finds her life a blank and his business partners make bad decisions.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,605 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:39 Thank you. Dear sister and brother-in-law.
00:07:42 No, but she's been unhappy all day.
00:13:16 See what happens when you smoke those disgusting things?
00:18:46 How can I find the time?
00:24:05 one more negative review, and we'll pull our funds.
00:28:43 First one side, like this, then the other, like that.
00:34:53 If you have questions, you can't ask.
00:42:01 Okay, okay.
00:47:33 Leave her alone.
00:53:54 Come more often...
01:05:07 Daddy said so, or people won't believe me.
01:13:01 Look at him! Our newfound maestro!
01:20:04 Do they still fit?
01:25:53 I can't help you! You two can't fight like this!
01:31:27 Had a good eye, didn't I?
01:36:18 I'll take a shower, help yourself to a drink.
01:41:58 This is along weekend in Japan.
01:49:03 9 p.m. in Taipei.
01:53:36 How funny...
02:06:38 But when you left the room...
02:15:53 'I can do what you can do.'
02:27:59 Get lost!n
02:33:54 a sexual relationship with the victim.
02:43:20 Several times a day.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,605
Dialogue density9.2 lines / min
First line00:00:39
Final line02:43:20

Production Record

DirectorEdward Yang
LanguageChinese
IMDb votes30,127