Hong Kong International Film Festival Society

In the wee hours of winter a night train travels through a sleepless city. This is a panorama of a Buddhist monk's journey through Tokyo at night. He also stops at a bath-house in a capsule hotel, where he makes a brief encounter.

A metaphor for mourning as much as it is a reminder to slow down, Tsai Ming-liang's stunningly beautiful Walker features his acteur fétiche Lee Kang-Sheng as a red-robed monk barely locomoting through the bustling streets of Hong Kong.

A hit-and-run accident transpires two families. When her husband succumbs to death, Nita files a criminal case. Alfredo is sent to jail after pleading guilty in place of his son Rafael, but Rafael cannot be released from the burden of guilt.

While inspecting a wharf, young Amano, president of an urban planning company, meets beautiful laborer Takako and falls in love at first sight. However, she does not return his affections, so he steals her ID card and goes on the run from the infuriated Takako.

Moon Lee, a celebrated award-winning actress, has become a full-time mom and divorcée since retiring. Desperate to regain her sense of self, she jumps at the chance to work with her long-time collaborator, director Roger Woo, again. Only this time, he casts her as the lead in a do-your-own stunts martial arts film. The role requires extensive training and though Moon is at first uncertain, she leaves her young son in the care of Roger’s assistant and commits herself to back-breaking training. As soon as she starts to gain some confidence, Roger breaks the news to her: the only way the film can move ahead is to cast her ex-husband, Julliard, as the male lead.

A parable about the nature of good and evil, in which a prince goes on a quest to learn true wisdom before he claims the throne.

Eight segments of opera films: Sheng Xinma performs a monologue from A King's Revenge (1955), followed by an excerpt of The Patriot's Sword (1958). Cibo Liang is featured in An Immortal Refuses Love (1958), and Yutang Bai appears in The Wonder Boy (1961). Segment five shows Xingbo Liang, Jiasheng Lin, and Cibo Liang in The Impartial Bao Gong (1967), while segment six is a performance by Northern opera actress Suqiu Yu. The last two are versions of Red Maid, The Matchmaker, first a 1958 film with Yanfen Fang and An Banri, followed by one titled The Little Go-Between, featuring Baobao Feng and Cibo Liang. It was originally double billed with South China Stars Special.

Short film from omnibus 'Beautiful 2015,' commissioned for the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society.