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

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...

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 ...

with

Alibaba Pictures Alibaba Pictures Group 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 Pictur ...

. It is based loosely on Zhang's own best-selling book ''Passing From Your World'' in the collection ''I Belonged to You''. It stars

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Takeshi Kaneshiro is a Japanese-Taiwanese actor and singer. Beginning his career as a pop idol, he has since moved his focus towards the film industry, where he achieved both commercial success and critical acclaim. He has worked with directors throughout East A ...

and singer and actress Angelababy (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 * Angelababy as Xiao Yu *

Eason Chan Eason Chan Yick Shun (born 27 July 1974) is a Hong Kong singer and actor. Chan was ranked sixth in the 2013 Forbes China Celebrity Top 100 List. In 2006 Chan's Cantonese album ''U87'' was named one of ''Time'' magazine's "Five Asian Albums W ...

as Ma Li **

Lu Han Lu Han (Chinese: 鹿晗, born April 20, 1990), also known mononymously as Luhan, is a Chinese singer and actor. 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. Tha ...

as young Ma Li * Sandrine Pinna as Mao Mao * Du Juan ad He Muzi * Lynn Hung as Jiang Jie * Da Peng *

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as A Sao * Cui Zhijia * Jia Ling *

Li Yuchun Li Yuchun (; born March 10, 1984), also known by her stage name Chris Lee, is a Chinese singer, songwriter, DJ and actress. She launched her singing career by winning first place in the Chinese singing contest '' Super Girl'', in 2005. The followi ...

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 film ...

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 ''

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'' 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"
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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 comedy films 2016 drama films