San tiao ren (1999)

The protagonist is Asano who has had an amazing memory since his youth spent in Okinawa. Words have tangible shapes, tastes and colours for him. This goes so far that he is not even able to... See full summary »

Director:

Christopher Doyle

Writers:

Christopher Doyle, Tony Rayns

Stars:

Tadanobu Asano, Georgina Hobson, Christa Hughes

Cast

Credited cast:
Tadanobu Asano	...	Asano
Georgina Hobson
Christa Hughes
Kevin Sherlock	...	Kevin
Mavis Xu

Storyline

The protagonist is Asano who has had an amazing memory since his youth spent in Okinawa. Words have tangible shapes, tastes and colours for him. This goes so far that he is not even able to forget words once he has heard them. He travels the seas and because 'Hong Kong' feels wonderful, he goes ashore there. He chances upon the Dive Bar, that soon turns out to be the haven of comfort he has been seeking since his youth. The bar is run by the flamboyant, hospitable Kevin, who is also an alcoholic, eclectic lover and a perfect confidant to Asano. But Kevin keeps forgetting all kinds of things and that gets him into trouble sometimes. Words seem only to stand in the way of the relationship between Asano and Kevin...

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Plot Keywords:

gay bar | gay interest | independent film

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Details

Country:

USA Hong Kong Japan Singapore

Language:

English Japanese Cantonese

Release Date:

7 August 1999 (Japan)

Also Known As:

A Way with Words

Company Credits

Production Co:

Time Warp Inc., TimeWarp

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Orientations: Chris Doyle - Stirred But Not Shaken (2001)

User Reviews

away with words - exactly

an amazing film by asian cinematographer guru chris doyle, almost permanent partner of wong-kar-wai. which means: amazing pictures. fuzzy around the edges, confused at times but shockingly clear at others (not just the pictures, i mean). which also means: people talking in different languages, at the same time, to each other. which in itself is worth watching if you fall for that kind of thing. another way to put it: creative, instinctive way of using words (and images etc) while on a certain level the whole thing makes SENSE. its just that doyle likes his beer often instead of cold which makes some scenes tiring.... but still. you critics out there, you´re much too "critical"..... away with words indeed.