The Choice
1987, English. Directed by Joe Yng-Jaw Jiing.
Color UCLA Student Film, Preserved by the UCLA Film and Television Archive. Set in the present, the story takes place in Los Angeles. A foreign student from Taiwan , who is a great Chinese guitar player, arrives in the U.S. in the 70's. He decides to study nuclear engineering, but after graduation, he takes numerous menial jobs. The story begins when he receives a letter from his brother, notifying him of his visit from Taiwan. Exhaustedly, he tries to impress his brother by renting a new car and a new set of furniture. However, misfortune befalls him, as his house is robbed and he loses his job. For the first time, he is forced to think seriously about the meaning of his life in America.
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- 0h 20m
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- English
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- 1 January 1987
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The Choice isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1987. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Choice?
The Choice (1987) was directed by Joe Yng-Jaw Jiing and stars Larry Wu (Yi Min), Richard Fang, Hal Shafer.