Retired and widowed Chinese master chef Chu lives in modern day Taipei, with his three attractive daughters, all of whom are unattached. Soon, each daughter encounters a new man in their lives. When these new relationships blossom, stereotypes are broken and the living situation within the family changes.
Directed by Ang Lee
daughter
cooking
sense of life
aging
taiwan
teacher
food
taiwanese
dating
family
chef
widower
taipei
father daughter relationship
sister sister relationship
chinese cuisine
sisters
masterchef
aging man
Rank
#9 in 1994·#781 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
4.2 / 5
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Cast
Lung Sihung
Mr. Chu
Yang Kuei-mei
Jia-Jen
Jacklyn Wu Chien-Lien
Jia-Chien
Wang Yu-wen
Jia-Ning
Sylvia Chang
Jin-Rong
Winston Chao
Li Kai
Chen Chao-jung
Guo Lun
Lester Chan Chit-Man
Raymond
Chen Yu
Rachel
Gua Ah-leh
Madame Liang
Chi-Der Hong
Class Leader
Huel-Yi Lin
Sister Chang
Crew
Ang Lee
Director
Ang Lee
Screenplay
James Schamus
Screenplay
Wang Huiling
Screenplay
Tim Squyres
Editor
James Schamus
Associate Producer
Ted Hope
Associate Producer
Popular Reviews
154 reviews
sena
10.0★ · 05/18/26
dunyanin en komik filmi
dunyanin en komik filmi
Nick
8.0★ · 05/01/26
Late autumn
Late autumn
v
6.0★ · 04/25/26
the trauma persists beyond the realm of just chicken curry
sana all may tatay
the trauma persists beyond the realm of just chicken curry
sana all may tatay
Holly Holtzapple
10.0★ · 03/31/26
I love even though even is following their own path they still come together in the end. I love myself a complex female like Zhu Jia-Chien.
I love even though even is following their own path they still come together in the end. I love myself a complex female like Zhu Jia-Chien.
