Turn Left, Turn Right (2003)
"Heung joh chow heung yau chow" (original title)

This is a movie about two people (Gigi Leung and Takeshi Kaneshiro), who are destined to be together but by some twist of circumstances they never find each other.

Directors:

Johnnie To, Ka-Fai Wai

Writers:

Jimmy Liao (illustrated book), Ka-Fai Wai,

Stars:

Takeshi Kaneshiro, Gigi Leung, Edmund Chen

1 win & 10 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Takeshi Kaneshiro	...	John Liu
Gigi Leung	...	Eve Choi
Edmund Chen	...	Dr. Hu
Wei-Lum Shu	...	June (as Shu Wei Lun)
Terri Kwan	...	Ruby
Shiu Hung Hui	...	George (as Hui Shiu Hung)
Suet Lam	...	Restaurant Manager (as Lam Suet)
Andy Tse	...	Music Producer (as Tse Loh Sze)
Te Chih Wang	...	Landlord (as Wang Te Chih)
Ku Wang Su-Chin	...	Landlady (as Ku Wang Su-chin)
Klaus Bru	...	Ghoul
Jimmy Liao	...	(as Jimmy Liao and family)
Suk-yee Chan	...	Dr. Hu (voice) (as Chan Suk Yee)
Angela Tong Ying-Ying	...	Ruby (voice) (as Angela Tong)

Storyline

This is a movie about two people (Gigi Leung and Takeshi Kaneshiro), who are destined to be together but by some twist of circumstances they never find each other.

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Plot Keywords:

umbrella | surrealism | apartment | irony

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Genres:

Romance

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Details

Country:

Hong Kong Singapore

Language:

Cantonese Mandarin Polish English German

Release Date:

11 September 2003 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

Turn Left, Turn Right

Filming Locations:

Taipei City, Taiwan

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$788,416 (Hong Kong) (12 September 2003)

Gross:

$1,778,163 (Hong Kong) (17 October 2003)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros, Mediacorp Raintree Pictures, Milky Way Image Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

John Liu: If two people meet and they both fall in love, that's destiny for sure.If neither loves the other, even if they meet millions of times, it's still not destiny.If one's in love and the other isn't, and the one who's in love grabs on and won't let go while the other just wants to run away, not only is it not destiny... It's pain.

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Soundtracks

"THE KISS"
Composer: Ben Cheung
OP: Warner/Chappell Music, H.K. Ltd.

User Reviews

All the right turns

Turn Left Turn Tight is based on the best-selling illustrated love story of the same name by renowned Taiwanese author/artist, Jimmy Liao.

The story revolves around dashing John Liu (Takeshi Kaneshiro), an inspiring violinist and Eve Choi (Gigi Leung), a professional translator. Like millions living in a large city, John and Eve lead lives of solitude. Despite staying in the same apartment building, their paths never cross. One day, while walking around a fountain in the park, they finally bump into each other... and it's love at first sight! Unfortunately, a sudden shower cuts the encounter short. They manage to exchange telephone numbers but the rain renders the phone numbers illegible.

Inseparable partners, directors Johnnie To and Wai Ka-Fai who have worked together on many projects like Running On Karma, Love On a Diet, Love for All Seasons & etc, manage to recreate the magic of Jimmy Liao's story on the big screen. Even the lovely soundtrack with three songs by Gigi Leung blends well in a 'supporting' role. The pacing of the movie is just right. The audience will be in constant anticipation of the couple's next meeting, as meddling acquaintances, a former schoolmate (Edmund Chen), a food delivery girl (Terri Kwan) and pure bad luck, conspire to keep the would-be-lovers apart.

Meanwhile the leads, Takeshi and Gigi, share good on-screen chemistry together, albeit briefly. Of course the two had previously appeared together in the 1999 romantic hit film, Tempting Heart.

Turn Left Turn Right is a charming movie worth watching at least twice.