Turn Left, Turn Right

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Turn Left, Turn Right
Directed by Johnnie To
Wai Ka-Fai
Produced by Johnnie To
Wai Ka-Fai
Daniel Yun
Written by Wai Ka-Fai
Yau Nai-Hoi
Au Kin-Yee
Yip Tin-Shing
Book
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. (China)
Release date(s) 2003
Running time 96 min
Country Hong Kong
Language Cantonese

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-Singaporean romance film, filmed in Taipei. Produced and directed by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-Fai, the film stars Takeshi Kaneshiro and Gigi Leung. The story is based on the book A Chance of Sunshine by Jimmy Liao, who makes a cameo appearance in the film. It is also the first Chinese-language Asian film ever from Warner Bros.

The original graphic novel is now sold under the name "Turn left, turn right" and consists of a series of detailed cartoon images, with a small amount of text in a diary style. The film has managed to include every single image in the book with a high level of accuracy, although some are fleeting.

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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.

[edit] Scene

This movie is filmed in Taipei, Taiwan.

[edit] Cast

[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). The film used the translation of Walter Whipple. Another popular translation of the poem is by Stanisław Barańczak and Clare Cavanagh.

[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.

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Beyond Hypothermia (1996) • Final Justice (1996) • Too Many Ways to Be No. 1 (1996) • The Odd One Dies (1997) • The Intruder (1997) • The Longest Nite (1998) • Expect the Unexpected (1998) • A Hero Never Dies (1998) • Sealed with a Kiss (1999) • Where a Good Man Goes (1998) • Running Out of Time (1999) • The Mission (1999)
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Dennis Law • Cheng Siu-Keung • Martin Chappell • May Mok • Patrick Tam • Lai Yiu-Fai • David M. Richardson
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