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Face to Face

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english title Face to Face
aka The Snow
year2003
countryHong-Kong
Japan


cast & crew

directorCasey CHAN Lai-Ying
actorStephen FUNG Tak-Lun - 馮德倫
TADAO Sawamoto
NATSUO Ishidou
HIROKI Touchi
SHIRAI Tadashi
ANNU MARI
TANIHARA Shosuke
ITÔ Misaki - 伊東美咲


additional Info

genreshorror
duration93 mins
distributorTai Seng


synopsis

Tamotsu Hayashi (Stephen Fung) is a young, handsome Chinese growing up alone in Japan. He was born into wealthy family but lost his parents during childhood. Luckily, his best friend Yoshio Kawamura moves into the Hayashi's House when they both attend the same college and their friendship deepens as they adopt each other's habits and grow more alike while living together.

At a party held in Tamotsu Hayashi's house, Tamotsu Hayashi and Yoshio Kawamura meet the beautiful and charming Ruriko and both fall in love with her. Yoshio Kawamura hides his feelings as he feels unworthy of her and Ruriko marries Tamotsu Hayashi.

He becomes seriously ill while on a business trip to China and during the months he is away Ruriko and Yoshio Kawamura begin a passionate relationship, when Tamotsu Hayashi recovers and returns home to Japan, Ruriko makes excuses to avoid meeting him. She claim to have dermatitis and needs special treatment, so she moves out to a spa hotel for a rest.

Ruriko returns home to live happily with Tamotsu Hayashi again but he dies in a skiing accident...

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