Kitchen (1997)
"Wo ai chu fang" (original title)

Director:

Ho Yim

Writers:

Ho Yim, Banana Yoshimoto (novel)

Stars:

Jordan Chan, Yasuko Tomita, Kar-Ying Law

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Jordan Chan	...	Louie
Yasuko Tomita	...	Aggie
Kar-Ying Law	...	Emma
Karen Mok	...	Jenny
Siu-Ming Lau	...	Mr. Chiu
Koon-Lan Law	...	Chika

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

Hong Kong Japan

Language:

Cantonese

Release Date:

13 December 1997 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Kitchen

Company Credits

Production Co:

Amuse, Golden Harvest Company, Harvest Crown

Technical Specs

Runtime:

124 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References Beavis and Butt-Head (1993)

User Reviews

Unlike the book, but very attractive.

Initially I was unable to deal with this film because it is so unlike the book. After about half an hour I settled down and appreciated it for itself - and it's good. It's nice. It's more melancholy than the book and the characters are pretty different - Aggie is definitely almost totally unlike Mikage. Ditto Louie and Yuichi - almost opposite. The further the movie gets, the closer it seems to the source material, although maybe it's just a function of the increased appreciation for the film that comes in that time, as well. Definitely interesting, visually attractive and touching. Nice.