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Summary
A Japanese man and a gay bar-owner in Hong Kong drink beer as they talk about their childhood and experiences.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 62GoodWatch 63
Letterboxd · 1 K ratings3.5/5
IMDb6.3
Audience score53%
Running time
1 h 30 min
Shorter than most comedies, −10 min on the typical 100
typical 10090Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Released
1999
August 7, 1999
27 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
JapaneseChineseMade in
Hong Kong SAR China
Japan
Singapore
and 3 more21 people
- Tadanobu AsanoAsano Takashi
- GHGeorgina HobsonGeorgina
- Christa HughesChrista
- Kevin SherlockKevin
- Mavis XuSusie
- TKTakanori KuboAsano Takashi (Boy)
- HSHatsumi ShimauchiMother
- KKKatie Kwan Siu-WaiPolice Constable
- MLMaurice LiBartender
- BWBarry Wong Lik-hangJimmy
- GDGregory DerhamSiren
- FAFukaya AkariElder Sister
- TMTaira MamiYounger Sister
- HCHiga ChiekoMilk Lady
- KYKinjyo YoshioDr. Kuzui
- IMInaba MariTeacher
- BWBenny Wong Chung-YamTaxi Driver
- Mike LambertClub Doorman
- Au Man-LeungClub Doorman
- TLTai Lai-FungStore Worker
- TCTaney Chan Tak-ChungStore Worker
Directing · 1
- Christopher Doyle Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Writing · 1
- Tony Rayns Writer
Production · 3
- Hiro Tokimori Executive Producer, Music
- Noburu Uoya Producer
- Karl Chan Chi-Chiu Production Assistant
Editing · 3
- Anne Goursaud Editor
- Maurice Li Editor
- Sozo Morisaki Editor
Sound · 1
- Fumio Itabashi Original Music Composer
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