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.

• Ang Lee Productions
• Central Motion Picture Corporation
• Lung Sihung
• Wang Bozhao
• Deb Snyder
• Wang Lai
• Fanny De Luz
• Haan Lee
• Wang Hung-Chang
• Jeanne Kuo Chang