Clara LawCast
Masatoshi Nagase Pei-Hui Li Siu Wan Choi Maki Kiuchi Suen Ching Hung Sung Lap Young
Credits
Written by: Eddie Ling-Ching Fong
Plot
A Japanese teenager visits Hong Kong before its handover to China and befriends a Hong Kong girl, as the two find a shared understanding in a city on the verge of change.
Sinekatalog’s take
A delicate, melancholy film about cities and time.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (417 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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