''See You Tomorrow'' () is a 2016 Chinese-Hong Kong

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a sub-genre of comedy and Romance novel, romance fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount all obstacles. Ro ...

film directed by Chinese writer Zhang Jiajia in his directorial debut and produced and written by

Wong Kar-wai Wong Kar-wai (born 17 July 1958) is a Hong Kong film director, screenwriter, and producer. His films are characterised by nonlinear narratives, atmospheric music, and vivid cinematography involving bold, saturated colours. A pivotal figure o ...

with

Alibaba Pictures Alibaba Pictures Group Limited is a Chinese film company under the Alibaba Group. The film company was formerly ChinaVision Media, of which Alibaba Group bought a majority stake in late 2014. It subsequently was renamed from ChinaVision to Alibaba ...

. 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 Tony Leung Chiu-wai ( zh , c=梁朝偉, p=Liáng Cháowěi, born 27 June 1962) is a Hong Kong actor and singer. He is one of Asia's most successful and internationally recognized actors. He has won many international acting prizes, including the C ...

Takeshi Kaneshiro is a Japanese actor and singer based in Taiwan. Beginning his career as a pop idol, he has since moved his focus from music to film. Kaneshiro has worked with renowned directors throughout East Asia, including Wong Kar-wai ('' Chungking Expres ...

and singer and actress

Angelababy Angela Yeung Wing ( zh, s=杨颖, p=Yáng Yǐng; born 28 February 1989), better known by her stage name Angelababy, is a Chinese model and actress. In 2013, she was chosen by '' Southern Metropolis Entertainment Weekly'' as one of the New Fou ...

(Angela Yeung Wing (). Filming started in July 2015. It was released in China by

on December 23, 2016.

Plot

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

Cast

as Chen Mo *

as Guan Chun *

as Xiao Yu *

Eason Chan Eason Chan Yick-shun ( zh, s=陈奕迅, t=陳奕迅, first=t, p=Chén Yìxùn; born 27 July 1974) is a Hong Kong singer and actor. He is one of the most popular and influential singers in both Cantopop and Mandopop. Besides holding the record ...

as Ma Li **

Lu Han Lu Han (; born April 20, 1990), also known mononymously as Luhan, is a Chinese singer, actor, and dancer. He was a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy group Exo and its sub-group Exo-M, before leaving the group in October 2014. That year, ...

as young Ma Li *

Sandrine Pinna Sandrine Pinna (; born 10 April 1987) is a Taiwanese actress who started her career as a child actress and appeared in many advertisements. Early life Sandrine Pinna was born on 10 April 1987 to a Taiwanese mother and a French father, who was ...

as Mao Mao * Du Juan ad He Muzi *

Lynn Hung Xiong Dailin (熊黛林, born 10 October 1980), better known as Lynn Hung, is a Hong Kong–based fashion model and actress originally from mainland China. Born in Nanjing, China, Hung moved her base of modeling activities to Hong Kong in 2006 ...

as Jiang Jie * Da Peng *

Ma Su Ma Su (190–228), courtesy name Youchang, was a Chinese military general and politician of the state of Shu Han in the Three Kingdoms period of China. Ma Su had conspicuous talent in military theories and was admired by the Shu chancellor Zhuge ...

as A Sao * Cui Zhijia *

Jia Ling Jia Ling ( zh, s=贾玲, born Jia Yuling 贾俞玲; ) is a Chinese comedian, film actress, actress, and filmmaker. She rose to fame as a Xiangsheng, crosstalk performer at the CMG New Year's Gala, 2010 CCTV Spring Festival Gala and became a come ...

Li Yuchun Li Yuchun ( zh, c=李宇春, p=Lǐ Yǔchūn; born March 10, 1984), also known by her stage name Chris Lee, is a Chinese singer, songwriter, DJ and actress. Her musical style is mainly based on electronic dance music and Chinese pop songs. She laun ...

Ko Chia-yen Ko Chia-yen (; born 10 January 1985), also known as Alice Ko, is a Taiwanese actress. Career Ko's debut acting role was in the 2006 film ''Do Over'', by award-winning director Cheng Yu-chieh. Subsequently, she had starring roles in the films ...

as Bar patron

Reception

The film grossed () on its opening weekend in China. As of December 22, 2016, it grossed . Reviews of the film were largely negative, causing the film to open below local forecast numbers. Maggie Lee of ''

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'' 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 ''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade pap ...

'' 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"."'See You Tomorrow' ('Bai Du Ren'): Film Review"
''

Awards and nominations

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 3824950 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 2016 films