Summary 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... View more details
Directed : Christopher Doyle
Written : Christopher Doyle Tony Rayns
Stars : Tadanobu Asano Georgina Hobson Christa Hughes Takanori Kubo
Genres : Drama
Release date : Aug 6, 1999
Countries of origin : United States Japan Hong Kong Singapore
Language : English Japanese Cantonese
Production companies : Time Warp Inc. TimeWarp
Summary 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... View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : Aug 6, 1999
Countries of origin : United States Japan Hong Kong Singapore
Language : English Japanese Cantonese
Production companies : Time Warp Inc. TimeWarp
