---
title: 'The Year of the Yao (2004)'
type: 'film'
director: 'James D. Stern'
released: '2004-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 88
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-year-of-the-yao-2004'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0360216/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Year of the Yao (2004)

2004 · 88 min · Documentary · United States


## Synopsis

The Year of the Yao is a 2004 American documentary film based on basketball player Yao Ming's first year in the United States. The film is narrated by his friend and former interpreter Colin Pine, who stayed with Yao during Yao's rookie year, and interpreted for him for three years.

## Credits

- **Director:** [James D. Stern](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-d-stern), [Adam Del Deo](https://cinepixo.com/people/adam-del-deo)
- **Original Music Composer:** [James L. Venable](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-l-venable)

## Cast

- [Yao Ming](https://cinepixo.com/people/yao-ming)

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