Set in the early 1970s, it tells the story of a Chinese-Japanese student who returns to her native Hong Kong after graduating from a university in London. Once she arrives back home, she and her family begin to fight, largely due to cultural and societal conflicts between her mother and herself.
Ann Hui
Director
Wu Nien-jen
Writer
Maggie Cheung
Cheung Hueyin
Lu Hsiao-Fen
Aiko
Waise Lee Chi-Hung
Mr. Cheung
Tien Feng
Hueyin's Grandfather
Hsiao Hsiang
Hueyin's Grandmother
Chung Siu-Kwong
Xiao Hui
Tan Lang Jachi Tian
Aiko's Brother
Tinlan Yang
Little Hueyin
Quinzi Yinjian
Aiko's Brother's Wife
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