| Film | : | An |
| Time | : | 7:00 pm |
| Duration | : | 109 minutes |
| Language | : | Japanese, with subtitles in Chinese |
| Film | : | Nobody Knows |
| Time | : | 9:00 pm |
| Duration | : | 141 minutes |
| Language | : | Japanese, with subtitles in Chinese |
| Film | : | Once |
| Time | : | 11:30 pm |
| Duration | : | 87 minutes |
| Language | : | English, with subtitles in Chinese |
This screening is exclusive for CUHK students, staff and alumni.
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*Synopsis of Films
An
Sentaro, owner of a small dorayaki store, has been living a mundane life with no direction. One day, he was approached by a kind old woman, Tokue, who was looking for a job at his store. With over 50 years of experience in making sweet red bean paste, Tokue impresses Sentaro by her delicious homemade recipe. As Sentaro's business starts to thrive, he learns from Tokue the key factors leading to success, namely time, attitude, attention, and effort. Sentaro also begins to realise the meaning of life. Tokue has once suffered from leprosy. When the customers learnt of this, they tried staying away from the store. Sentaro feels hopeless and helpless again; all he can do is to let Tokue go……Through An, let us experience the essence of making sweet red bean paste and have a closer look at how Sentaro and Tokue struggled to live a meaningful life.
Nobody Knows
Nobody Knows was inspired by a real child abandonment case occurred in Tokyo, Japan. It tells the story of a 12-year-old boy, Akira, who has been living with his single mother and three younger half-siblings. Nobody knows the existence of these four children - they have never left home, not to mention attending school. One day morning, Akira woke to find that his mother had absconded, leaving them just a note and some cash on the table. Being the eldest amongst the four, Akira has since been determined to take good care of the younger three. Would Akira be capable of bearing such a heavy burden of responsibility?
Once
An unnamed busker (Guy), who is a composer and singer, lives his musical dreams by performing his songs on the street at Dublin. Guy's performance attracts nobody's attention except that of an unnamed passer-by (Girl), who shares the same goal with him. Girl is a musician, and she regularly plays piano at the music store where she has her first-time collaboration with Guy. They sing and play one of Guy's songs together. Since then their romantic connection has begun to swirl, as if a new relationship is about to blossom. But things just do not always go as expected. Guys later learnt that Girl is a separated mother of a two-year-old daughter and that she is longing for the return of her daughter's father. This romantic yet nostalgic love story is not only transmitted through the music of Guy and Girl, but will also be engraved in the audiences' heart.
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