Turn Left, Turn Right
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| Directed by | Johnnie To Wai Ka Fai |
| Written by | Wai Ka-Fai Yau Nai-Hoi Au Kin-Yee Yip Tin-Shing Based on the illustrated book "A Chance of Sunshine" by Jimmy Liao |
| Starring | Takeshi Kaneshiro Gigi Leung |
| Music by | Ben Cheung Chung Chi Wing |
| Cinematography | Cheng Siu-Keung |
| Editing by | Law Wing-Cheong |
| Distributed by |  Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | 2003 |
| Running time | 96 min |
| Country |  Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
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Turn Left, Turn Right (Chinese: 向左走·向右走; Pinyin: xiàng zuǒ zǒu, xiàng yòu zǒu; Cantonese Yale: Heung joh chow, heung yau chow) is a 2003 joint Hong Kong-Singapore romance film, filmed in Taipei. It was directed by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-Fai and stars Gigi Leung and Takeshi Kaneshiro. The story is based on the book A Chance of Sunshine by Jimmy Liao. This film is also the first film from Warner Bros.
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[edit] Plot
Leung plays a translator, and Kaneshiro plays a violinist, who live parallel lives and appear to be perfect for each other, but somehow fate seems to keep them apart. They live in the same apartment building, but never meet, because when they leave, one turns left, and one turns right.
[edit] Scene
This movie is filmed in Taipei,Taiwan.
- Fuging Street
- Beitou Hotspring Park
- MRT Beitou Station
- Ximending
- Xinyi, Taipei City Hall Plaza,Shin Kong Mitsukoshi
[edit] Poem
The poem recited by the main female protagonist of this film is ""Love at First Sight" ("Milosc od pierwszego wejrzenia") by famous Polish poet, essayist and translator Wisława Szymborska (She was awarded the 1996 Nobel Prize in Literature).
[edit] Soundtrack
The movie features two songs performed by Gigi Leung, The Luck for Two People and The Edge of the Magic Roundabout, and one by Stefanie Sun, Yu Jian.
[edit] External links
- Turn Left, Turn Right at the Internet Movie Database
- Review at Moviepie.com
- Poem "Love At First Sight" by Wisława Szymborska
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