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Away with Words
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Away with Words

Aug 7, 1999
1h 30m
★ 6.2

Overview

A Japanese man and a gay bar-owner in Hong Kong drink beer as they talk about their childhood and experiences.

Genres

Comedy
Drama

Production Companies

Time Warp Inc.

Cast

Tadanobu Asano

Asano Takashi

Tadanobu Asano

Georgina Hobson

Georgina

Georgina Hobson

Christa Hughes

Christa

Christa Hughes

Kevin Sherlock

Kevin

Kevin Sherlock

Mavis Xu

Susie

Mavis Xu

Takanori Kubo

Asano Takashi (Boy)

Takanori Kubo

Hatsumi Shimauchi

Mother

Hatsumi Shimauchi

Katie Kwan Siu-Wai

Police Constable

Katie Kwan Siu-Wai

Maurice Li

Bartender

Maurice Li

Barry Wong Lik-Hang

Jimmy

Barry Wong Lik-Hang

Gregory Derham

Siren

Gregory Derham

Fukaya Akari

Elder Sister

Fukaya Akari

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