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.
Directed by Ang Lee
martial arts
culture clash
chinatown
tai chi
american culture
fish out of water
new york state
generation gap
intercultural relationship
family home
culture shock
multigenerational
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.5 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Lung Sihung
Mr. Chu
Wang Bozhao
Alex Chu
Deb Snyder
Martha Chu
Wang Lai
Mrs. Chen
Haan Lee
Jeremy Chu
Wang Hung-Chang
Boss Huang
Jeanne Kuo Chang
New Cooking Teacher
Lester Chan Chit-Man
Chef Tsien
Crew
Ang Lee
Director
James Schamus
Writer
Ang Lee
Writer
Tim Squyres
Editor
Ang Lee
Editor
Ted Hope
Executive Producer
Ang Lee
Executive Producer
James Schamus
Executive Producer
Michael Shaw
Art Direction
Pericles Lewnes
Special Effects Coordinator
Popular Reviews
18 reviews
Paul Willeke
7.0★ · 10/09/25
Nice movie, with some good emonital themes, Great acting and great story.
Nice movie, with some good emonital themes, Great acting and great story.
Davechild
7.0★ · 05/26/24
Forces at moments but real impressively human
Forces at moments but real impressively human
MechaniChris
6.0★ · 03/09/22
A quiet meditative look at familial relationships and coping with past traumas from the perspective of a man with the inexplicable power to physically take on an entire town’s worth of goons. So yeah, Hulk makes a lot more sense now.
A quiet meditative look at familial relationships and coping with past traumas from the perspective of a man with the inexplicable power to physically take on an entire town’s worth of goons. So yeah, Hulk makes a lot more sense now.
