Following 2011s You Are The Apple Of My Eye, which swept Asia by storm,
...Following 2011s You Are The Apple Of My Eye, which swept Asia by storm,
...Loves Whirlpool writer-director Miura Daisuke again explores love, lust, longing & the limits of Japans
...Loves Whirlpool writer-director Miura Daisuke again explores love, lust, longing & the limits of Japans
...Loves Whirlpool writer-director Miura Daisuke again explores love, lust, longing & the limits of Japans
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A cup of coffee is enough to transform your mood
- at least it works for Yoko (Yo Hitoto) in Hou Hsiao Hsiens Cafe Lumiere. Yoko finds her peace in enjoying coffee with her friend Hajime (Asano Tadanobu). With a cup of coffee in her hands, she can retreat from her own problems & stay calm, even for just a while, so that she will have the courage to move on to another stage in her life.
Yoko is a freelance writer researching on the Taiwan-born Japanese singer Jiang Ewn-ye. She met Hajime, the owner of a second-hand bookstore, while doing research at his shop. Since then the two have spent a good deal of quality time together in coffee shops. One day Yoko discovers that she is pregnant & she announces to her parents, whom she has not seen for a while, that she has decided to become an unwed mother. Her parents are worried, but Hajime feels even worse for he cannot express his love for Yoko. Meanwhile, Yokos research on Jiang Ewn-ye has inspired her to reexamine her relationships with her family, Hajime, the baby, & many others.