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Turn Left, Turn Right
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. This film is also the first Chinese-language film from Warner Bros.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 don't meet. Because when they leave, one turns left and the other turns right.
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Language: English
Year of production: 2003
Length: 96 min
Country: Hong Kong
Directors:
Johnnie To, Wai Ka-Fai
Producers:
Johnnie To, Wai Ka-Fai, Daniel Yun
Actors:
Takeshi Kaneshiro, Gigi Leung
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