China Eat Drink Man Woman is a China–Taiwan co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
飲食男女
“A comedy to arouse your appetite.”
A retired and widowed Chinese master chef Chu and his family live in modern day Taipei, Taiwan. He lives with his three attractive daughters, all of whom are unattached. Soon, each of the daughters encounter new men in their lives. When these new relationships blossom, stereotypes are broken and the living situation within the family changes. Since the family has difficulty expressing their love for each other, the intricate preparation of banquet quality dishes for their Sunday dinners is the surrogate for their familial feelings.
China × Taiwan Co-Production
Other China×Taiwan titles
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Eat Drink Man Woman. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Good Machine
Comedy + Drama in China
90 China titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Eat Drink Man Woman itself).
The 1993–1995 China Window
Eat Drink Man Woman holds position #7 of 16 China films in the 1993–1995 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s China Landscape
1994 was the decade’s peak output year for China — 8 titles released, including Eat Drink Man Woman. Bars below show how the 1990s stacked up year by year (41 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 7 other China films in 1994.
The 50th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
287 audience reviews — more than 88% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 80th percentile among China films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Eat Drink Man Woman, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- aging · 4
- dating · 4
- sister sister relationship · 4
- sisters · 3
- gastronomia · 3
- sense of life · 2
- taiwanese · 2
- chinese cuisine · 1
- father daughter relationship · 29
- teacher · 26
- food · 21
- daughter · 17
- taiwan · 14
- chef · 14
- cooking · 13
- taipei · 12
- widower · 6
- family · 74
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #178 of 946 China films indexed here (81st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.8 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Comedy productions specifically: #37 of 214 (top 17%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, Taiwan, United States of America |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Good Machine, Ang Lee Productions, Central Motion Picture Corporation, Xiongfa Film Company |
| Runtime | 2h 3m |
| Release Date | August 3, 1994 |
| IMDb | tt0111797 |