Several women enter a science fiction author's life over the course of a few years, after the author has lost the woman he considers his one true love.
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Cast
| Tony Leung Chiu-wai | ... |
Chow Mo-wan
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| Gong Li | ... |
Su Li-zhen
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| Faye Wong | ... |
Wang Jing-wen / Android
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| Takuya Kimura | ... |
Tak / Wang Jing-wen's Boyfriend
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| Ziyi Zhang | ... |
Bai Ling
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| Carina Lau | ... |
Lulu / Mimi / Android
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| Chang Chen | ... |
Mimi's Boyfriend
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| Jie Dong | ... |
Wang Jie-wen
(as Dong Jie)
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| Maggie Cheung | ... |
Su Li-zhen
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Thongchai McIntyre | ... |
Bird
(as Bird Thongchai McIntyre)
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Wang Sum | ... |
Mr. Wang / Train Captain
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Ping-Lam Siu | ... |
Ah Ping
(as Siu Ping-Lam)
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| Farini Cheung | ... |
Party Girl
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Sien Cheung | ... |
Party girl
(as Sabrina Cheung)
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| Siu-Lung Ching | ... |
Dabao
(as Ching Siu-Lung)
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| Wah Hong | ... |
Party girl
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| Xinyu Jiang | ... |
Robot girl
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To-Hoi Kong | ... |
Brother Hoi
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| Alice Lee | ... |
Hostess
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Siu Ming Lee | ... |
Bell hop
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Fei-lin Miao | ... |
Party Girl
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| Ting Yip Ng | ... |
Wan's Party Friend
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| Ben Yuen | ... |
Wan's party friend
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Directed by
| Wong Kar-Wai | ... | (as Kar Wai Wong) |
Written by
| Wong Kar-Wai | ... | (screenplay) (as Kar Wai Wong) |
Produced by
| Wai-Chung Chan | ... | line producer |
| Ye-cheng Chan | ... | executive producer |
| Gilles Ciment | ... | co-executive producer |
| Éric Heumann | ... | co-producer (as Eric Heumann) |
| Wong Kar-Wai | ... | producer (as Kar Wai Wong) |
| Stéphane Kooshmanian | ... | associate producer |
| Amedeo Pagani | ... | co-producer |
| Zhonglun Ren | ... | executive producer |
| Marc Sillam | ... | co-producer |
| Ko-Hsin Yu | ... | supervising producer |
Music by
| Shigeru Umebayashi | ||
Cinematography by
| Christopher Doyle | ||
| Pun Leung Kwan | ... | (as Pun-Leung Kwan) |
Editing by
| William Chang | ... | (as William Chang Suk Ping) |
Editorial Department
| Serge Anthony | ... | color timer (as Serge Antony) |
| Nicolas Billy | ... | colorist |
| Gary John Heteau | ... | assistant colorist : Duboicolor |
| Emmanuel Le Ridant | ... | telecine dailies colorist |
| Pak Shing Lin | ... | assistant editor |
| Fabien Pascal | ... | color timer |
| Laurent Pelé-Piovani | ... | assistant editor (as Laurent Pelé) |
Production Design by
| William Chang | ... | (as William Chang Suk Ping) |
Art Direction by
| Alfred Yau | ||
Costume Design by
| William Chang | ||
Production Management
| Olivier Chiavassa | ... | production manager |
| Chiu Wah Lee | ... | production manager |
| Helen Li | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Shin-shi Hui | ... | second second assistant director |
| Johnnie Kong | ... | assistant director |
| Shao-Hua Li | ... | assistant director |
| Rosanna Ng | ... | first assistant director |
| Ke Huy Quan | ... | first assistant director |
| Lifeng Ye | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Ping-Lam Siu | ... | property master (as Siu Ping-Lam) |
Sound Department
| Michael Baird | ... | sound designer |
| Shi-yi Chu | ... | boom operator |
| Cheng Yi Hsu | ... | sound assistant |
| Yu Teng Hsu | ... | boom operator |
| Li Chi Kuo | ... | production sound mixer |
| Claude Letessier | ... | supervising sound designer |
| Duu-Chih Tu | ... | sound designer (as Tu Duu Chih) |
| Bruno Seznec | ... | re-recording mixer: remix (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Johnny Alves | ... | digital effects artist |
| Florent Andorra | ... | digital artist |
| Jérôme Arthuis | ... | processing: DuboiColor |
| François-Xavier Aubague | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Christophe Belena | ... | coordinator scans/recording/color grading: Duboicolor |
| Nadir Benhassaine | ... | visual effects coordinator: BUF Compagnie |
| Mélodie Boileau | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Nicolas Bonnell | ... | visual effects producer: BUF |
| Coralie Boulay | ... | visual effects editor |
| Pierre Buffin | ... | visual effects supervisor: BUF |
| Florent Cadel | ... | digital artist |
| Nicolas Daniel | ... | video operator: Duboicolor |
| Sébastien Drouin | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Laurent Gillet | ... | visual effects: Buf Compagnie |
| Rip Hampton O'Neil | ... | technical director: Duboicolor (as Rip O'Neil) |
| Sonia Holst | ... | visual effects coordinator: Buf Compagnie |
| Abdel Ali Kassou | ... | processing: DuboiColor |
| Didier Le Fouest | ... | digital colorist |
| Damien Macé | ... | compositor |
| Karine Marchandou | ... | digital grading manager |
| Loris Paillier | ... | digital artist |
| Philippe Palmieri | ... | digital artist |
| Xavier Perol | ... | digital artist |
| Boris Plateau | ... | digital compositor |
| Olivier Pron | ... | concept artist / digital artist |
| Guillaume Raffi | ... | VFX Coordinator: BUF Compagnie |
| Sebastien Rame | ... | digital compositor |
| Eddy Richard | ... | digital artist: BUF |
| Mathilde Tollec | ... | digital artist |
| Daniel Trujillo | ... | digital artist |
| Jean-Marc van Rijswick | ... | digital artist: BUF |
| David Verbeke | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Dominique Vidal | ... | visual effects: BUF |
| Raphael Zito | ... | digital effects artist |
| Sophie Gateau | ... | digital artist (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Wei Tung | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Ian Freeman | ... | grip |
| Wing-Hong Ha | ... | still photographer: Hong Kong unit |
| Po Wing Ho | ... | dolly grip |
| Pun Leung Kwan | ... | director of photography: second unit (as Pun-Leung Kwan) |
| Yiu-Fai Lai | ... | director of photography: second unit |
| Chi-Ming Wong | ... | gaffer (as Wong Chi Ming) |
Casting Department
| Nattakarn Thanopajai | ... | casting assistant |
Additional Crew
| Stephanie Cheung | ... | production secretary |
| Thomas Lam | ... | poster creative |
| Wai-On Leung | ... | preparation |
| Mario Locurcio | ... | italian publicist |
| John Miller | ... | english script translator |
| Edmond Poon | ... | production accountant |
| Norman Wang | ... | unit publicist |
Production Companies
- Jet Tone Production
- Shanghai Film Group
- Orly Films
- Paradis Films
- Classic (co-production)
- Precious Yield (co-production)
- Arte France Cinéma (with the participation of)
- France 3 Cinéma (with the participation of)
- ZDF/Arte (with the participation of)
- Nova Media
Distributors
- Block 2 Pictures (2004) (Non-US) (theatrical)
- Istituto Luce (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (2004) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
- Twentieth Century Fox (2004) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- A-Film Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Cinema Mondo (2004) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Filmcoopi Zürich (2004) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Fox Korea (2004) (Korea) (theatrical)
- Océan Films (2004) (France) (theatrical)
- Prooptiki (2004) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Triangelfilm (2004) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Tartan Films (2005) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Sony Pictures Classics (2005) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Prokino Filmverleih (2005) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Mongrel Media (2005) (Canada) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- ArtCam (2005) (Czechia) (theatrical)
- Alfa Films (2005) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- 1More Film (2005) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Madman Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (DVD) (subtitled)
- Madman Entertainment (2005) (New Zealand) (DVD) (subtitled)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
- Tartan Video (2005) (United Kingdom) (DVD) (subtitled)
- TF1 Vidéo (2005) (France) (DVD)
- Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Pandora Filmes (2006) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- Nederlandse Programma Stichting (NPS) (2007) (Netherlands) (tv)
- Palisades-Tartan Acquisitions (2008) (United Kingdom) (DVD) (subtitled)
- Palisades Tartan (2009) (United Kingdom) (subtitled)
- Batrax Entertainment (2020) (Non-US) (multi-territory)
- Leopardo Filmes (2020) (Portugal)
- Buena Vista International (2004) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Cinobo (2021) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Intercinema Art Agency (2004) (Russia) (theatrical)
- The Jokers (2024) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) (4K restoration)
- Avalon (2020) (Spain) (theatrical release/subtitled version)
- NK Contents (2020) (Korea)
- Pan Vision (2005) (Finland) (DVD)
- Plaion Pictures (2022) (Germany) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
- Sub (2008) (Finland) (tv)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2021) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
- BUF (visual effects)
Other Companies
- 3H Sound Studio Ltd. (post-production sound services)
- Duboi (digital film scanning)
- Duran Duboi (digital intermediate)
- Kantana Animation Co. Ltd. (film processing)
- Laboratoires Franay Tirages Cinematographiques (LTC) (film processing)
- Laboratoires Éclair (color timing)
- Les Auditoriums de Joinville (sound re-recording)
- Mandarin Laboratory (International) Ltd. (subtitles)
- Ramindra Sound Recording Studios (sound recording studio)
- Salon Films (camera and lighting equipment provided by)
- Shanghai Film Technology Plant (film processing)
- Shaw Brothers (prints: Hong Kong)
- Tai Fung (Tsu's) Co. Ltd. (film supplied by)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In the aftermath of In the Mood for Love (2000), after losing Su Li-zhen, the love of his life, the journalist and author, Chow Mo-wan, returns to Hong Kong to write a book. Obsessed with finishing his new science fiction novel, Chow begins a series of romantic relationships with four different women; however, the more he tries to understand and forget, the more he finds himself haunted by his past. In his novel, a train sets off for a remote, mysterious destination in 2046, where passengers hope to reclaim their lost memories. Now, a maelstrom of beautiful and sad feelings, secret longings, and wild passions govern Chow's life, who's been trying to relive a life-altering experience ever since his doomed affair with Su: an emotionally intense relationship that has defined Chow's life and condemned his future romances. Has time stopped in Room 2046? Written by Nick Riganas |
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| Taglines | Where everything ends... and begins (Spanish translation) See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $12,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend Hong Kong | $323,007, 01 Oct 2004 |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $19,470,239 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Each character speaks their own languages. Mr. Chow speaks Cantonese, Bai Ling speaks Mandarin, and Tak speaks Japanese, even when talking to each other. Even so, they seem to understand each other perfectly. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Belas Artes: A Esquina do Cinema (2012). See more » |
| Soundtracks | 2046 Main Theme See more » |
| Quotes |
Chow Mo Wan:
Love is all a matter of timing. It's no good meeting the right person too soon or too late. If I'd lived in another time or place... my story might have had a very different ending. See more » |