''Till We Meet Again'' (; lit: ''Old Moon''; formerly known as ''Sushi Restaurant Legend'') is a 2021 Taiwanese

romantic fantasy Romantic fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy fiction, describing a fantasy story using many of the elements and conventions of the chivalric romance genre. One of the key features of romantic fantasy involves the focus on relationships, social, ...

comedy film, based on the novel of the same name by

Giddens Ko Giddens Ko (; born 25 August 1978) is a Taiwanese novelist and filmmaker. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Management from National Chiao Tung University and Master of Social Science from Tunghai University. He has published more than 60 boo ...

. Directed and written by Giddens Ko, and starring

Kai Ko Kai Ko Chen-tung (; born Ko Chia-kai on 18 June 1991) is a Taiwanese actor, singer and film director. Ko won Best New Actor at the 48th Golden Horse Awards and the 12th Chinese Film Media Awards for his starring role in the film '' You Are th ...

Gingle Wang Gingle Wang (Chinese: 王淨; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ''Ông Chēng''; pinyin: Wáng Jìng; born 7 February 1998) is a Taiwanese actress and writer. Rapidly gaining reputation from her work across various films and television productions, she already es ...

Vivian Sung Vivian Sung Yun-hua (; born 21 October 1992) is a Taiwanese people, Taiwanese actress. She is best known for the films ''Café. Waiting. Love'' (2014) and ''Our Times'' (2015), as well as the television series ''Lost Romance'' (2020). She wa ...

and

Umin Boya Umin Boya (born March 1, 1978), also known as Ma Chih-hsiang(), is a Taiwanese aborigine (half aborigine on his father's side) writer, director and actor, and director of the historical baseball film ''Kano'' (2014). He also starred in Wei Te-shen ...

, it had its premiere at

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as opening film on 8 July 2021, and was released theatrically on November 24, 2021 in Taiwan. It is also available for streaming on

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in selected regions on April 2, 2022.

Plot

Ah Lun, who was killed by thunder, came to the underworld with blank memories. He must make a choice: reincarnate as a snail or take up a priesthood, accumulate virtuous virtues, and be reincarnated as a human being. Ah Lun decided to become Yue Lao. He teamed up with Pinky, who had an explosive personality, and came to the world to perform a mission. When Ah Lun met the dog Alu and his owner Xiaomi, his memories of his previous life came back, because Xiaomi was the love of his life. Ah Lun hopes to help Xiaomi in the world find a new marriage, but every red thread tied to Xiaomi's hands has been burnt. It turns out that some things will not change in ten thousand years. At the same time, Gui Toucheng, who went from the underworld to the human world, launched a bloody revenge operation and found the thief brother who betrayed and killed him five hundred years ago. While Ah Lun was still excited about Xiao Mi's failure to tie the red line, Guitoucheng regarded Xiao Mi as the next target for revenge

Cast

as Ah Lun *

as Huang Wenzi/ Pinky *

as Hong Jing Qing/Xiao Mi *

as Guitoucheng * Hong Sheng De as Horse Face * Joelle Lu as Bull Head * Hou Yan Xi as Member of Yue Lao Group * Chen Yu as Member of Yue Lao Group * Chang Tsai Hsing as Member of Yue Lao Group * Chen Zhao Fei as Member of Yue Lao Group * Emerson Tsai as Aaron's elementary school classmate * June Tsai as Grim reaper * Chiago Liu as Video anchor *

Bruce Hung Bruce Hung (; born 7 September 1990) is a Taiwanese actor. He is known for his starring role in the 2014 film ''Café. Waiting. Love ''Café. Waiting. Love'' ( is a 2014 Taiwanese romantic comedy film directed by Chiang Chin-lin, adapted from ...

as Pinky's ex-boyfriend * Eugenie Liu as Little horse thief * Kent Tsai as Locomotive owner * Deng Yu Kai as Locomotive owner's friend *

Marcus Chang Marcus Chang (; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chong Li̍p-ngong; born 28 May 1983) is a Taiwanese actor and singer-songwriter. He made his acting debut with the 2014 film '' Café. Waiting. Love.'' He is best known for his leading roles in the television ser ...

as Xiao Mi's classmate

Release

''Till We Meet Again'' premiered on July 8, 2021, as the opening film of the

in South Korea. It was also selected for the opening film of the Taipei Film Festival and screened on September 23, 2021, and the Austin Fantasy Film Festival in Texas. Clover Films of Singapore partnered with Taiwan’s Machi Xcelsior Studios and handled the worldwide theatrical releases (except Taiwan and South Korea) for the film. Whereas Hive Filmworks handled the theatrical rights in Korea.

Reception

James Marsh of ''

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'' gave 4 stars out of 5, and wrote, "With a film that is by turns funny, scary, tragic and achingly romantic, Ko riter and directorproves once again his unique understanding of the younger generation; having articulated their passions and anxieties on the page, he has now vividly realising them on the big screen." Marsh further stated, "the film is slick, as entertaining and accessible for international audiences as for Ko’s devoted fans."

Accolades

References

External links

* {{Giddens Ko 2021 films 2020s Mandarin-language films Taiwanese fantasy films Taiwanese romantic comedy films 2021 fantasy films Films directed by Giddens Ko 2021 comedy films Films based on Taiwanese novels