Eat a Bowl of Tea 35 years old

An American-born husband and his Chinese-born wife cope with cultural confusion in Wayne Wang's charming, warmhearted adaptation of the landmark novel by Louis Chu. It’s 1949 in New York City’s Chinatown and young Ben Loy (Russell Wong), fresh out of the service, has his whole life spread out before him—including a job, an apartment, and a marriage arranged by his father (Victor Wong) to the beautiful Mei Oi (Cora Miao). But as the high expectations of his family and community—particularly the pressure to produce children—begin to take a toll on the marriage, it’s up to Ben to separate his dreams from his father’s. — The Criterion Channel

Credits

Eric Tsang as Ah Song

Victor Wong as Wah Gay

Russell Wong as Ben Loy

Helena Law Lan as Aunt Gim

Lau Siu-Ming as Lee Gong

Jessica Harper as American prostitute

Eat a Bowl of Tea Cast

Name	Character
Eric Tsang He was 36, now 71 years old	as Ah Song
Victor Wong He was 61, 74 years old when he died	as Wah Gay
Russell Wong He was 26, now 61 years old	as Ben Loy
Helena Law Lan She was 54, now 90 years old	as Aunt Gim
Lau Siu-Ming He was 57, now 93 years old	as Lee Gong
Jessica Harper She was 39, now 75 years old	as American prostitute
Cora Miao She was 30, now 66 years old	as Mei Oi

Eat a Bowl of Tea Crew

Name	Department
Wayne Wang as Director. He was 40 (now 75) years old	Directing

Eat a Bowl of Tea (35 years)

Release day: Friday, July 21, 1989
Runtime: 102 minutes