Turn Left, Turn Right (2003) [N/A]

Featuring:
Takeshi Kaneshiro, Gigi Leung, Edmund Chen

Written by:
Jimmy Liao
Ka-Fai Wai
Nai-Hoi Yau

Directed by:
Johnnie To, Ka-Fai Wai


Release Date:
August 11, 2003

Original Title:
向左走.向右走

Alternate Titles:
Heung joh chow heung yau chow
Turn Left Turn Right
ターンレフト・ターンライト
ターンレフト・ターンライト:2003
向左走 向右走

Genres:
Drama | Romance

Production Companies:
Milkyway Image

Production Countries:
Hong Kong | Singapore

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 96

An aspiring violinist and a professional translator live parallel lives and appear to be perfect for each other, but somehow fate seems to keep them apart. Living in different units of the same apartment building, they never meet, because when they leave, one turns left, and one turns right.

John Liu is an aspiring violinist who is flocked by women like bees to honey because of his handsome face. However what he really wants is to meet someone special who appreciates his violin performance. Eve Choi is a professional translator whose true passion is translating love poems, but for work she is stuck in translating cheesy novels and cheap thrillers which make her feel tense and frightened. Living in different units of the same apartment building, separated by one thin wall, they have brushed shoulders in crowd hundreds times, but their paths never really cross. One day in the park, they finally bump into each other and spend a beautiful afternoon together. Rain starts. They exchange phone numbers and quickly run home, but the rain has soaked through their precious scrap of paper and the phone numbers are hopelessly smudged.

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Rankings and Honors

Turn Left, Turn Right (2003) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 6.8/10
Awards Won: 1 win & 11 nominations

Art Direction:
Raymond Chan Kam-Ho

Assistant Director:
Kwok Man-Ki

Author:
Jimmy Liao

Costume Design:
Steven Tsang Pak-Chuen
Stephanie Wong Ka-Bo

Director:
Wai Ka-Fai
Johnnie To

Director of Photography:
Cheng Siu-Keung

Editor:
Law Wing-Cheong

Music:
Chung Chi-Wing
Ben Cheung Siu-Hung

Producer:
Johnnie To
Wai Ka-Fai
Daniel Yun

Production Design:
Bruce Yu

Production Manager:
Ringo Chen King

Script Supervisor:
Dean Siu

Second Unit Director:
Law Wing-Cheong

Second Unit Director of Photography:
To Hung-Mo

Songs:
Stefanie Sun

Theme Song Performance:
Gigi Leung

Unit Manager:
Chiu Chi-Shing

Writer:
Wai Ka-Fai
Yau Nai-Hoi
Au Kin-Yee
Yip Tin-Shing

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