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
#10 in 1994·#717 overall
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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
212 reviews
Ash
8.0★ · 07/01/25
food as a way to show love and affection is truly one of my favorite genre of film, give me plenty of them pleasee
food as a way to show love and affection is truly one of my favorite genre of film, give me plenty of them pleasee
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Noah
9.0★ · 07/03/26
That last scene man...I gotta call my parents more often
That last scene man...I gotta call my parents more often
asli
8.0★ · 06/30/26
aslinda cok iyi degildi ilk bir saat sıktı yordu beni cok mutsuzdu herkes ve asla konusmuyolardi ama beni cok hayat aile baglari geleneklerim kulturum yasadigim yer gelecekten beklentim gibi bircok konuda dusundurdu tayvanin sosyoekonomik durumu gecmis simdiki zaman arastirtti yani bilmiyorum ya o zamanlar trafik lambasi bile yoktu gittim babamlarla turkiyenin 80lerini 90larini onlarin cocukluklarinda nasil oldugunu konustum boyle farkli zamanlardan farkli kulturlere ait filmleri izlemek cok sey katiyo insana
aslinda cok iyi degildi ilk bir saat sıktı yordu beni cok mutsuzdu herkes ve asla konusmuyolardi ama beni cok hayat aile baglari geleneklerim kulturum yasadigim yer gelecekten beklentim gibi bircok konuda dusundurdu tayvanin sosyoekonomik durumu gecmis simdiki zaman arastirtti yani bilmiyorum ya o zamanlar trafik lambasi bile yoktu gittim babamlarla turkiyenin 80lerini 90larini onlarin cocukluklarinda nasil oldugunu konustum boyle farkli zamanlardan farkli kulturlere ait filmleri izlemek cok sey katiyo insana
CharlesPRO
9.0★ · 06/21/26
loved this. a man who shows his love through cooking and how that’s shaped his family and how they try to move into real adulthood.
loved this. a man who shows his love through cooking and how that’s shaped his family and how they try to move into real adulthood.
Gin
9.0★ · 06/20/26
There is no such thing as too much ginger It definitely makes soup taste better
Im hungry
There is no such thing as too much ginger It definitely makes soup taste better