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Tag Archives: Takeshi Kaneshiro
Lost and Found AKA Tin ngai hoi gok (1996) Chi-Ngai Lee, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Kelly Chen, Michael Wong
Lam meets Mr. Worm, the chief of a lost-and-found company Read More »
Tempting Heart AKA Sam dung (1999) Sylvia Chang, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Gigi Leung, Karen Mok
Cheryl is a Hong Kong-based film director who uses the story of her first love Read More »
Turn Left, Turn Right AKA Heung joh chow heung yau chow (2003) Johnnie To, Ka-Fai Wai, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Gigi Leung, Edmund Chen
John Liu is an aspiring violinist who is flocked by women like bees to honey because of his handsome face. Read More »
First Love: Litter on the Breeze AKA Choh chin luen hau dik yi yan sai gaai (1998) Eric Kot, Calvin Choi, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Vincent Kok
Eric Kot Man Fai’s directorial debut tells two tales of first love, before and after. Read More »
Duo luo tian shi / Fallen Angels (1995) Kar-Wai Wong, Leon Lai, Michelle Reis, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Crime, Drama, Romance
A disillusioned killer embarks on his last hit but first he has to overcome his affections for his cool, detached partner. Read More »
Chungking Express / Chung Hing sam lam (1994) Kar-Wai Wong, Brigitte Lin, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Wong Kar-Wai’s movie about two love-struck cops is filmed in impressionistic splashes of motion and color. The first half deals with Cop 223, who has broken up with his girlfriend of five years. He purchases a tin of pineapples with an expiration date of May 1 each day for a month. By the end of that time, he feels that he will either be rejoined with his love or that it too will have expired forever.
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