Summary "Swan Lake," "The Ugly Duckling," magical realism, and two Chinese men in Tokyo. Jun is mildly mentally disabled, in his late 20s, living with his siblings after his mother has died. Knowing he's a burden to them, he runs away to the Shinjuku district where, on the first night, he recognizes another Chinese he knew in school years earlier - it's Hoi, a wannabe gangster deeply in debt to a loan shark who's just had him beaten. Jun helps Hoi home and the next day a quasi-protectorate starts. Hoi and a Chinese friend market Jun as a Korean gigolo. There's more to Jun than meets the eye, and more to Hoi's past. Who's taking care of whom? View more details
Directed : Felix Chong Alan Mak
Written : Felix Chong Alan Mak Sin-Ji Chan
Stars : Leon Lai Chapman To Michelle Ye Kuei-Mei Yang
Genres : Comedy Drama
Release date : Dec 28, 2005
Countries of origin : Hong Kong
Official sites : Official site
Language : Mandarin Japanese Cantonese
Filming locations : Tokyo, Japan
Production companies : Media Asia Films Basic Pictures
Summary "Swan Lake," "The Ugly Duckling," magical realism, and two Chinese men in Tokyo. Jun is mildly mentally disabled, in his late 20s, living with his siblings after his mother has died. Knowing he's a burden to them, he runs away to the Shinjuku district where, on the first night, he recognizes another Chinese he knew in school years earlier - it's Hoi, a wannabe gangster deeply in debt to a loan shark who's just had him beaten. Jun helps Hoi home and the next day a quasi-protectorate starts. Hoi and a Chinese friend market Jun as a Korean gigolo. There's more to Jun than meets the eye, and more to Hoi's past. Who's taking care of whom? View more details
Genres : Comedy Drama
Release date : Dec 28, 2005
Countries of origin : Hong Kong
Official sites : Official site
Language : Mandarin Japanese Cantonese
Filming locations : Tokyo, Japan
Production companies : Media Asia Films Basic Pictures
