Chai Mingliang's 'Love is All' 4K Remastered to be Re-released in August

An Empty Taipei Apartment, Capturing the Divergent Solitude of Three Men and Women

Director Tsai Ming-liang's masterpiece, 'Yi Yi' (A Brighter Summer Day/One Hundred Years of Solitude/Yi Yi - Note: '애정만세' is the Korean title for 'Yi Yi'), will return to domestic theaters in August 2026 in a 4K remastered version. Set in an empty apartment in Taipei, the film depicts the divergent lives of three men and women who share a space without being aware of each other's existence. It is praised for delicately capturing the fundamental solitude and disconnection of individuals living in a large metropolis.

The released teaser poster visually compresses the film's sentiment. The characters, positioned around stairs and corridors, symbolically show that although they stay in the same physical space, they are in relationships that can never reach one another. The image of a man hiding behind a wall on the left and a woman standing alone on the stairs clearly reveals the emotion of 'disconnection' that permeates the work. The title 'Yi Yi' inscribed over the desolate imagery further highlights the paradoxical situation of the characters who crave love yet must endure loneliness.

Director Tsai Ming-liang is a master from Malaysia who works in Taiwan and led the 'Taiwan New Wave' alongside Hou Hsiao-hsien and Edward Yang. He utilizes an aesthetic of silence, minimizing dialogue as much as possible, and gazes at the alienation of modern people through long-take techniques. In particular, the long-take scene unfolding in Daan Forest Park in the latter half of the film is considered a must-mention masterpiece in film history, proving his status as a representative director of today's 'slow cinema.'

From the 1994 Venice Golden Lion to Three Golden Horse Awards

'Yi Yi' received worldwide acclaim and recognition for its cinematic value from the time of its release. It won the highest honor, the Golden Lion, at the 51st Venice International Film Festival in 1994, and that same year, it swept the Golden Horse Awards with three wins, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Sound Effects. At the time, the masterpieces of other masters such as Wong Kar-wai's 'Chungking Express,' Edward Yang's 'Taipei Story,' and Stanley Kwan's 'Rouge' were among the competitors for the Golden Lion.

Even after 30 years, this work continues to be loved by cinephiles, and through this 4K remastering process, it is ready to meet audiences with even clearer image quality. The aesthetics of the long takes, which capture the cold air of the metropolis and the subtle tremors of the characters, can now be re-experienced on a high-resolution screen. Re-releasing in theaters in August 2026, this version is the result of restoring the value of a classic with modern technology.

Background and Context

With the confirmation of the domestic release of the 4K remastered version, the teaser poster has been unveiled. The poster visualizes the emotion of the work by using a composition where characters are separated around stairs and corridors. By placing a man hiding behind a wall on the left and a woman standing alone on the stairs, it depicts a relationship where the physical distance is close, yet they can never reach each other.