
Yang has been involved in Chinese-language theatre since the 1960s and became known for his work with the late director and playwright Kuo Pao Kun. In the 2016 M1-The Straits Times Life Theatre Awards, he won a Best Actor nomination for his role in the play The Struggle: Years Later, staged by The Theatre Practice.
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Commemorating Singapore's 60th year of independence, Kopitiam Days is a stirring anthology film that weaves together six interconnected stories of human connection, reconciliation, and the enduring spirit of Singapore. More than just a setting, the humble kopitiam becomes a living symbol of community and memory, reflecting our past, anchoring our present, and looking towards our future.

An anthology of three stories which carries a message that transcends the limitations of time and illness, emphasizing the significance of love, the pursuit of dreams, and the beauty of letting go.

Kee, a divorced mother of two in her 50s, weighs the prospect of love against its challenges when she meets a jovial—and romantically inexperienced—delivery person at her coffeeshop job.

A newspaper editor visits her former teacher, who now cares for his wife with dementia, in this gentle story about the passage of time.

Wet Season revolves around the life of Ling, a schoolteacher who deals with infertility while having to take care of her infirm father-in-law at home. One of Ling's students, Kok Wei Lun, develops a crush on her during remedial Chinese classes. The two become closer as Wei Lun embraces Ling's extra tutoring.

It's about the life of a family in the 1960s and 1980s
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