Tony Leung and Takeshi Kaneshiro reunite for new rom-com ‘See You Tomorrow’

BEIJING: Actors Tony Leung and Takeshi Kaneshiro have reunited to film the romantic comedy See You Tomorrow.

It is directed by award-winning filmmaker Wong Kar-wai.

During the promotion in Beijing, Wong said:” Most of the films for which I am an executive producer are comedies. I shot a movie years ago, called Tian Xia Wu Shang or literally translated into Chinese Odyssey, which is also a comedy with a similarly star- studded leading cast. Shooting See You Tomorrow is also for the celebration of the 25th anniversary of my Jet Tone Film production company this year.”

Inspired by a short story taken from Zhang Jiajia’s I Belonged to You, the film features the stormy romance between a young woman and a married artist with an unfaithful wife.

Takeshi Kaneshiro said he’s pleased after finding the right approach to portray Guan Chun.

“The director demanded that I should portray Guan Chun as an 18 year old. He asked me to behave younger and younger again since my portrayal often makes the character look over 30. There’s a gap between my portrayal and the original character in the novel. Then I focused on narrowing the gap and making my acting appear less exaggerated. I felt pleasantly satisfied when I discovered the right direction for my acting.”

Tony said that for the role, he practised Mandarin a lot.

The movie also stars Angelababy and Hong Kong singer-actor Eason Chan.

See You Tomorrow is slated to be released on Dec 23.