Autumn Moon

– A Japanese tourist, Tokio, meets a 15-year-old Hong Kong girl and her grandmother left behind in Hon..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.10 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 48 Minutes
Release Year:
1992
Original Name:
秋月
Autumn Moon (1992) - Also known as 秋月

A Japanese tourist, Tokio, meets a 15-year-old Hong Kong girl and her grandmother left behind in Hong Kong while their family emmigrates to Canada.

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Release Date:

07 Oct 1993

Language:

Cantonese, Japanese, English

Director:

Clara Law

Writer:

Eddie Ling-Ching Fong

Main Actors:

Masatoshi Nagase, Pei-Hui Li, Siu Wan Choi, Maki Kiuchi

Plot:

Twentysomething Japanese tourist, Tokio, comes to Hong Kong looking for good cusine. He does all that the tourist is expected to do, but is disappointed with the food so far. By chance, he meets 15-year-old Pui Wai. She's been left behind with her eighty-year-old Granny, her parents too busy with their immigration problems in Canada. Differences in culture, language and age serve as no barrier, as Tokio finds a soulmate in Granny, Hong Kong cook extraordinate. He discovers the secret to Granny's cooking and learns that she's known all along that her family will not be taking her to Canada when they leave.

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.1/10