Edward Yang's "A Brighter Summer Day" (1991) features more than 100 amateur actors. Edward Yang spent a full year training and rehearsing with his largely non-professional cast before filming began. Debutant Chang Chen was cast to play the young protagonist Xiao Si’r. To put the fledgling performer at ease, Edward Yang also cast Chang’s father, Kuo-chu Chang —who was himself a professional actor—and his older brother Han Chang. ("10 Things I Learned: A Brighter Summer Day", Curtis Tsui, Criterion, 2016 & IMDb) P.S: On this day, 35 years ago, "A Brighter Summer Day" (1991) was released in Taiwan.