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See You Tomorrow
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Traditional Chinese	擺渡人
Simplified Chinese	摆渡人
Hanyu Pinyin	Baǐdù Rén
Directed by	Zhang Jiajia
Written by	Wong Kar-wai Zhang Jiajia
Based on	Passing From Your World by Zhang Jiajia
Produced by	Wong Kar-wai Jacky Pang
Starring	Tony Leung Chiu-wai Takeshi Kaneshiro Angelababy Eason Chan Sandrine Pinna
Cinematography	Cao Yu Peter Pau
Edited by	David Wu
Music by	Nathaniel Méchaly
Production company	Alibaba Pictures
Distributed by	Jet Tone Films Alibaba Pictures
Release date	December 23, 2016 (2016-12-23)
Running time	128 minutes
Countries	China Hong Kong
Languages	Mandarin Cantonese
Box office	US$69.3 million

See You Tomorrow (simplified Chinese: 摆渡人; traditional Chinese: 擺渡人) is a 2016 Chinese-Hong Kong romantic comedy film directed by Chinese writer Zhang Jiajia in his directorial debut and produced and written by Wong Kar-wai with Alibaba Pictures. It is based loosely on Zhang's own best-selling book Passing From Your World in the collection I Belonged to You. It stars Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Takeshi Kaneshiro and singer and actress Angelababy (Angela Yeung Wing (Chinese: 杨颖; pinyin: Yáng Yǐng). Filming started in July 2015. It was released in China by Alibaba Pictures on December 23, 2016.

Plot

A bar owner helps lonely people through their heartbreaks and takes a radio DJ under his wing.

Cast

• Tony Leung Chiu-wai as Chen Mo
• Takeshi Kaneshiro as Guan Chun
• Angelababy as Xiao Yu
• Eason Chan as Ma Li
  • Lu Han as young Ma Li
• Sandrine Pinna as Mao Mao
• Du Juan ad He Muzi
• Lynn Hung as Jiang Jie
• Da Peng
• Ma Su as A Sao
• Cui Zhijia
• Jia Ling
• Li Yuchun
• Ko Chia-yen as Bar patron

Reception

The film grossed CN¥287 million (US$40 million) on its opening weekend in China. As of December 22, 2016, it grossed US$69.3 million.

Reviews of the film were largely negative, causing the film to open below local forecast numbers. Maggie Lee of Variety called the film "an over-the-top and indigestible romantic comedy produced and co-scripted by Wong Kar-wai lacking any of the auteur's usual finesse". Clarence Tsui of The Hollywood Reporter said that the film is an "impermeable melange of shapeless storytelling, rehashed gags, vacuous relationships and painfully over-the-top performances from its usually top-notch cast".

Awards and nominations

References

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13. "'See You Tomorrow' ('Bai Du Ren'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter
14. "Indies, Newcomers Dominate Hong Kong Film Award Nominations". variety.com. Retrieved 30th March 2017
15. "中国电影金扫帚奖揭晓：吴亦凡景甜获封"影帝影后" [China's Golden Broom Awards reveals Kris Wu and Jing Tian as the most disappointing actors]. chinadaily (in Chinese). March 22, 2017.
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17. "Golden Screen Awards: China's 'This Is Not What I Expected' Takes Top Honor". The Hollywood Reporter. October 29, 2017.

External links

• See You Tomorrow at IMDb

• 2016 films
• 2016 romantic comedy-drama films
• Chinese romantic comedy-drama films
• 2016 directorial debut films
• Films based on short fiction
• Films based on Chinese novels
• Alibaba Pictures films
• Films set in Shanghai
• Films shot in Shanghai
• Films scored by Nathaniel Méchaly