The director was born in China on the eve of the revolution; his family eventually settled in Taiwan, where he grew up under the dictatorship of Chiang Kai-shek.
Umqondisi wazalelwa e- China ngosuku olwandulela ukuvukelwa kombuso; umndeni wakhe wagcina usuzinzee-Taiwan, lapho akhulela khona ngaphansi kwengcindezelo ka-Chiang Kai-shek.