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Turn Left, Turn Right

Original title: Heung joh chow heung yau chow
  • 2003
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
2K
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Turn Left, Turn Right (2003)
Feel-Good RomanceComedyDramaRomance

This is a movie about two people (Gigi Leung and Takeshi Kaneshiro), who are destined to be together but by some twist of circumstances they never find each other.This is a movie about two people (Gigi Leung and Takeshi Kaneshiro), who are destined to be together but by some twist of circumstances they never find each other.This is a movie about two people (Gigi Leung and Takeshi Kaneshiro), who are destined to be together but by some twist of circumstances they never find each other.

  • Directors
    • Johnnie To
    • Ka-Fai Wai
  • Writers
    • Jimmy Liao
    • Ka-Fai Wai
    • Nai-Hoi Yau
  • Stars
    • Takeshi Kaneshiro
    • Gigi Leung
    • Edmund Chen
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Johnnie To
      • Ka-Fai Wai
    • Writers
      • Jimmy Liao
      • Ka-Fai Wai
      • Nai-Hoi Yau
    • Stars
      • Takeshi Kaneshiro
      • Gigi Leung
      • Edmund Chen
    • 13User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 11 nominations total

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    Takeshi Kaneshiro
    Takeshi Kaneshiro
    • John Liu
    Gigi Leung
    Gigi Leung
    • Eve Choi
    Edmund Chen
    Edmund Chen
    • Dr. Hu
    Wei-Lun Hsu
    Wei-Lun Hsu
    • June
    • (as Béatrice Hsu)
    Terri Kwan
    Terri Kwan
    • Ruby
    Shiu-Hung Hui
    Shiu-Hung Hui
    • George
    • (as Hui Shiu Hung)
    Suet Lam
    Suet Lam
    • Restaurant Manager
    • (as Lam Suet)
    Andy Tse
    Andy Tse
    • Music Producer
    • (as Tse Loh Sze)
    Te-Chih Wang
    • Landlord
    • (as Wang Te Chih)
    Ku Wang Su-Chin
    • Landlady
    • (as Ku Wang Su-chin)
    Klaus Bru
    • Ghoul
    Jimmy Liao
      Suk-Yee Chan
      Suk-Yee Chan
      • Dr. Hu
      • (Cantonese version)
      • (voice)
      • (as Chan Suk Yee)
      Angela Ying-Ying Tong
      Angela Ying-Ying Tong
      • Ruby
      • (Cantonese version)
      • (voice)
      • (as Angela Tong)
      • Directors
        • Johnnie To
        • Ka-Fai Wai
      • Writers
        • Jimmy Liao
        • Ka-Fai Wai
        • Nai-Hoi Yau
      • All cast & crew
      • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

      User reviews13

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      9Bigprisc

      Beauty at its simplest

      I love this movie. It is simple. It is about 2 people who are so meant for each other, but always missed out on meeting each other. The two lead players are so gorgeous, and had so much chemistry, that you just smile everytime you think about the movie. They played their characters very well, interesting and simple. The movie is a straight on adaptation of Jimmy Liao's comic. And it is done very well without becoming boring. The cinematography is so stylistically done that every shot is like a postcard. Definitely one of the movies that i would rewatch over and over.

      There is one thing i want to complain about though. The supporting characters are so irritating. They completely spoiled the mood of the movie. Everytime they appear, i cringe and cuss. They are the only thing that keeps the movie from being a perfect ten. that and the dramatic ending that also strays away from the mood of the movie.

      OVerall, it is definitely beauty at its simplest.
      ichocolat

      Heart-warming Love Story

      Heung joh chow heung yau chow (Turn Left, Turn Right) is a heart-warming love story. There I said it. o0o0ps I gotta write a minimum of 10 lines? Alright, here goes.

      It's a story of two person, who met in school & then lost contact, then met some few years after, only to lost contact again. Weird, but fascinating! They only know each other by their school identification number, they don't know other info i.e whereabouts, much less their favorite food, color, etc..etc.. Even the phone number they exchanged got lost.

      Little did they know that they were destined to be together! They don't even know that they were very close to each other wherever they went. Say, when she was standing in a train, he was sitting down while reading a newspaper. Such a coincidence! Watch as they 'worked' hard to find each other. They did the same thing, i.e the way they talk, the way they they think, even their interests are the same too! The ending is too unbelievable but an original, nonetheless! I don't think audiences can figure out the ending!
      8locke82

      A calm ride..

      I liked this movie, really, I did, it doesn't show you nothing spectacular, it doesn't show you something totally new..

      But it does show you a great directing (loved the two umbrellas), a great story, simple but great, good actors, some funny moments, some sad moments. A story that you start to enjoy the further the minutes pass, and without noticing you will find yourself wanting the main character to reunite with each other! A movie to watch, and that proves that Johnny To is one of the best director in Asia!

      A great story, a story of two people, that can never met, a story of two umbrellas, that we can see from above, but that never cross each other.

      Turn Right, Turn Left : Just a great story !
      9jayakumarjrain

      To WAI KA- FAI'S & JOHNNIE TO MASTERPIECE

      Turn Left, Turn Right (1994)

      They are both convinced that a sudden passion has joined them Such certainty is beautiful but uncertainty is more beautiful still Since they have never met before they are sure that there had been nothing between them.

      But what's the word from the streets, staircases and hallways ---------- perhaps they have passed by each other a million times

      This poem perfectly encapsulates the essence of the movie. A movie about coincidence, connections about second and third and fourth chances. A movie about the power of destiny and yet at the same time about the power of uncertainty.

      Moments and opportunities pass by us and often we fail to look at them, but they may come back to us. Hopeless or Hopeful, a romantic will always find a way.

      Review written by artist jayakumar jrain.
      8yan_widjaya

      more than serendipity!

      I very like this movie, Turn Left Turn Right. The genre romantic movie about boy meet girl, boy love girl, separated and meet again. But this Hong Kong movie is different and unique. Before, my favorite romantic movie ever is Serendipity (2001, directed by Peter Chelsom, starring John Cussack and Kate Beckinsale), see how funny when they seeking each other, from New York to Los Angeles. But now my salute to Johnny To (the director of Turn Left Turn Right)and Takeshi Kaneshiro-Gigi Leung (of course two leading player for this movie). See the desperately about Takeshi and Gigi when they only two time meet in 13 years! The fate, the meeting, and the love, are written from Sky. Remember, Jesus Christ says, when two people want something, anything, and pray together, so the Lord will blessed them! Amen.

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      • Trivia
        Debut of actress Wei-Lun Hsu.
      • Quotes

        John Liu: If two people meet and they both fall in love, that's destiny for sure.If neither loves the other, even if they meet millions of times, it's still not destiny.If one's in love and the other isn't, and the one who's in love grabs on and won't let go while the other just wants to run away, not only is it not destiny... It's pain.

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        Composer: Chi Wing Chung

        OP: Warner/Chappell Music (H.K.), Ltd.

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      Details

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      • Release date
        • September 11, 2003 (Hong Kong)
      • Countries of origin
        • Hong Kong
        • Singapore
      • Languages
        • Cantonese
        • Mandarin
        • Polish
        • English
        • German
      • Also known as
        • 向左走.向右走
      • Filming locations
        • Taipei City, Taiwan
      • Production companies
        • Warner Bros.
        • Mediacorp Raintree Pictures
        • Milky Way Image Company
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      • Gross worldwide
        • $2,083,193
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      • Runtime
        • 1h 35m(95 min)
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Dolby Digital
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.85 : 1

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