LOST IN TRANSLATION, DIR. SOFIA COPPOLA (2003)            Tokyo, Japan Lost in Translation is an American comedy shot by Sofia Coppola in 2003. The story tells of two wounded souls from America who meet in Tokyo – the neglected young wife of a photographer and the washed-up movie star shooting a TV commercial – finding an odd solace and pensive freedom to live their lives. The movie is primarily set in Tokyo, Japan, plus somewhere in Kyoto. The first and most important spot is the Park Hyatt Tokyo Hotel located in Shinjuku. This is where the

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ZERO TO HERO, DIR. Jimmy Wan (2021)            Big Water Pipes, Sheung Shui District, Hong Kong Su competes with the train and successfully run faster than it. Su’s mother witnessed this exciting moment. Scenes from the Zero To Hero, 2021, directed by Jimmy Wan. Zero to Hero 媽媽的神奇小子 (2021) directed by Jimmy Wan is a film adapted from a moving story of a Hong Kong Paralympic track and field gold medalist Su Huawei’s mother-child relationship and his struggle narratives with his mother “Su Ma” 蘇媽. In this film, there is a clip of disabled athlete Su competing

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US AND THEM; Rene Liu(刘若英), 2018 Train carriage, Dalian Us and Them tells a love story of regret. A young man and woman met on a train on their way home for the New Year. They fell in love and split up and met again ten years later.The camera moves along the aisle and film the back of the girl. The girl turns around, and the sun shines on her face. The open and narrow space in the carriage allows the conversation between the girl and the ticket inspector to be overheard by the boy. The space inside the train is characterized by a narrow

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RAISE THE RED LANTERN, DIR. ZHANG YIMOU (1991)            Qiao’s Mansion, Shanxi province, China Raise The Red Lantern is the production of director Zhang Yimou.Adapted from Su Tong’s novel “The Wives and Concubines”, the film revolves around feudal rituals and tells the story of what happens in the mansion since Songlian marries into the family. It reflects the internal conflicts of the feudal family of polygamy. The film was filmed in the Qiao’s mansion, located in Shanxi province, was built in 1756 and is divided into six courtyards with 313 houses in the shape of ‘囍’.

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The Dark Knight, DIR. Cristopher Nolan (2008)            International Financial Centre, Hong Kong   Batman gliding towards the International Financial Centre. Scenes from The Dark Knight, 2008, directed by Christopher Nolan. The Dark Knight (2008) is a film directed by Christopher Nolan about Police Lieutenant James Gordan, District Attorney Harvey Dent, and the Batman decide to cooperate in fighting against organized crime in Gotham City, but are threatened by the Joker, who decides to ruin the Batman’s reputation and throws the city into chaos. The International Financial Centre, an integrated commercial development located at the waterfront

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