Production and Casting
Yi Yi's principal shooting began on April 8, 1999 and lasted until August 21, 1999. Prior to this, Yang's script had required the children to be aged ten and fifteen, but Yang later found Jonathan Chang and Kelly Lee, both of whom had never acted before. When shooting began, they were eight and thirteen respectively. Yang made amendments to the script accordingly.
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