Larry Yang is a Chinese film director.[1] Yang is from Harbin. He studied at the Beijing Film Academy and the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. His first feature film, Nana (2012), received a nomination at the Five One Project Awards.[1]
Larry Yang | |||||||
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| Other name | Yang Zi | ||||||
| Education | Beijing Film Academy University of Edinburgh | ||||||
| Occupation | Film director | ||||||
| Years active | 2012–present | ||||||
| Notable work | Mountain Cry (2015) | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 楊子 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 杨子 | ||||||
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Yang decided to adapt Ge Shuiping's 2005 novella Mountain Cry, which won a Lu Xun Literary Prize, after first reading it in 2008, two years after graduating from the Beijing Film Academy.[2] The story of a mute girl in a remote village, treated as an outsider until befriended by a young boy, resonated with his own feelings of isolation after returning to China in 2004 and struggling to establish his voice as a filmmaker.[2] A social drama, Mountain Cry was the closing film at the 20th Busan International Film Festival in 2015.[3]
Filmography
edit| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Nana | [1] |
| 2014 | Sorry, I Love You | [4] |
| 2015 | Mountain Cry | 1st of 4 collaborations with Lang Yueting[4] |
| 2017 | My Other Home | [5] |
| 2019 | Adoring | [6] |
| 2023 | Ride On | 1st of 2 collaborations with Jackie Chan[6] |
| 2025 | The Shadow's Edge | [7] |
References
edit- 1 2 3 Fong, Kenny (19 August 2025). "What is The Shadow's Edge, Jackie Chan's new AI crime film set in Macao?". Macao News. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- 1 2 Shackleton, Liz. "Busan: Larry Yang talks 'Mountain Cry'". Screen. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ↑ Bechervaise, Jason (10 October 2015). "'Mountain Cry': Review". Screen Daily.
- 1 2 Chang, Justin (10 October 2015). "Busan Film Review: 'Mountain Cry'". Variety. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ↑ "Stephon Marbury Stars as Himself in Chinese Hoops Biopic (Published 2017)". 22 June 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- 1 2 Davidson, Douglas (21 October 2023). "Stepping down doesn't mean it's over, especially when you can "Ride On."". Elements of Madness. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ↑ 李虹睿. "Jackie Chan returns to form in iQIYI's action-crime thriller". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
External links
edit- Larry Yang at IMDb