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Pushing Hands
Pushing Hands

Pushing Hands

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Mr. Chu is an elderly widower who teaches tai chi chuan in Beijing. He moves to America to live with his son's family, but finds the cultural adjustment difficult. Since his daughter-in-law is a white woman who does not speak Chinese, Mr. Chu's son, Alex, must mediate.

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Budget

$400000

Revenue

$152322

Status

Released

Original Language

Chinese

Runtime

105 mins

Rating

7.2/10

Release Date

07 December 1991

Country

Taiwan

Cast

Lung Sihung

Lung Sihung

Mr. Chu

Wang Bozhao

Wang Bozhao

Alex Chu

Deb Snyder

Deb Snyder

Martha Chu

Wang Lai

Wang Lai

Mrs. Chen

Fanny De Luz

Fanny De Luz

Linda

Haan Lee

Haan Lee

Jeremy Chu

Wang Hung-Chang

Wang Hung-Chang

Boss Huang

Jeanne Kuo Chang

Jeanne Kuo Chang

New Cooking Teacher

James Lou

James Lou

Mr. Chao

Chit-Man Chan

Chit-Man Chan

Chef Tsien

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