You've lost your balance and confused
You can never have the love you want
Look at this card,
it shows everything
On the house. This deck is for you to keep
I'm Umeki Satoko
He's my boyfriend Kim
I was so much in love
It happened 30 years ago
Starring: Mutsuzaka Keiko
Teresa Cheung
Harisu
Music by Surender Sodhi
Cinematographer: Wang Yu
Executive Producer: Fruit Chan
Writer & Director: Yonfan
That night, Meili changes into a new dress before leaving...
On the road outside the Prince Terrace
She looks back to her past
Feeling it is like...
When I first met Madam Umeki
Oh! She's stunning, like movie stars of the 50s'
Joan Crowford, Bai Guang or Sophia Loren
Highly glamorous
As vivid as a drama queen
She can turn any place into her stage
She's one of a kind
But somehow,
I feel she doesn't belong to this world
My name is Meili, a Gemini
An estate agent in this big city
I do fine
Isn't this house beautiful? Mrs. Umeki?
Madam Umeki!
Excuse me
I'm at The Peak, an $80 million house...
a Japanese woman and her boyfriend...
You can have him!
You'd better sell off those cheapy,
or you'll regret
Are you nervous?
Talking on the phone is a serious thing
I like it here. I take it
You'll love it
You speak Japanese?
A little bit
I truly love it
Let's make the deal
I have a small request
Can you do me a favour?
Yes?
I have an apartment
at the Prince Terrace to let
But you must find the right person
Because I had
the best memory there
You'll love the place
I'm sorry to trouble you
Excuse me. Where's Princess Terrace?
No, Prince Terrace!
Turn left to Caine Road,
take the escalator, the second exit
Pretty woman!
You're speaking to Madam Umeki!
I love dressing up, making money,
fantasy and uniform
I think the police uniform is the most attractive
Temptation of the Uniform
His number is 4708
Here I meet him again
This police uniform is the best of bests
Is he the one?
But I got more in my dreams
Do I have other choices?
Did I scare you? Miss Meili
Your name is Meili, isn't it?
I thought the place is vacant
I don't live here
I want to tidy it up before it goes on the market
I'll come another time
No, come and keep me company here
Oh, this tarot deck is still here
Sit, let me foretell your future
Congratulations, Sun card
Congratulations again, Queen of Wands
What does it mean?
Find the right tenant for me
For you, my dear!
Oh, it's very beautiful!
What wonderful wall paper!
I love this high ceiling!
Just like Fellini making a French New Wave
"81 2" plus "Les Parapluies de Cherbourg"
a bit of Antonioni...
What Antonioni?
"La Notte"
Oh, I remember! "La Notte"! That's right
This bath-tub is too old, change it
The ceiling is high!
This crystal lamp looks great!
This apartment is a bit old,
but very magnificent
Chinese rosewood with Art Nouveau
perfectly mix and match!
This door is too clumsy, tear it down!
This bed is out!
Kyomi company wants to send Mimi to New York again
The "American Sweets" ad wants her
No!
They didn't pay last time?
You're stupid!
My dear, I'll rent this place
It will be both home and commercial use
What other conditions in the contract?
Oh, it's simple. Two-year contract
with a year binding, a year open
No problem
A year binding, a year open...
Oh, landlord has changed her mind!
What? Why did you show me around?
Are you nuts?
What kind of service is it?
Bad attitude! You should have said earlier...
Sorry... game over...
I saved all your lives!
Gosh! Look at you!
If they had moved in, you'd be dead meat
And you! You were to be slaughtered!
Why didn't you bite them? Now, you look fierce
Wow! Alibaba cave!
Aren't you Cleopatra?
Who are you? Why are you lying here?
Why didn't you go with them? Get out!
Don't step on the bed! See, you've made it dirty!
Your phone's ringing
You again!
Yeh a campy with his models
and left one behind
Look at the camera
Oh, a cameraman!
Very good looking camera... and so is he!
Look at me
He's staring at me, so seductive!
Give me a smile
I'll smile, and you go, OK?
Stop it...
There he is again
What is he going to do?
Hey! What're you doing?
Please don't kidnap me!
Nobody's going to pay the ransom,
I eat 7 times a day.
No. 5?
Excuse me, I'm always No. 1
My name's Kim.
You're beautiful. What's your name?
Just call me Beautiful
He said his name is Kim
Meili feels he's a spirit held captive for years
Now, he's set free to smell the colour of life
Her Chanel No. 5
His first cigarette. And...
In April, I like watching cherry blossoms in Kyoto
I love the chilling beauty of falling sakura petals
Flowers bloom and wither so quickly
And they blossom anew the next year
Yet people can't.
You age but life continues
And you become ever more passionate
Only love can make you young.
Do you know love?
Madam, since I met you
I love only you
People always say, "I love cake",
"I love Chanel", "I love coffee"
Why is it so difficult to say "I love you"?
When shopping, we would say,
"I want this", "I want that"
Why not say "I want you" when we feel so!
When I was young, I had said both...
Cheers!
Miss, Cappuccino
The alcoholic never thinks he is drunk
So is the fantasy-lover
Get dressed! I'm renting this place for you!
Under this twilit lampost of Lan Kwai Fong
People meet, fall in love, and then part
Under this lampost of Lan Kwai Fong
Meili has also fallen in the fantasy of 4708
Miss, can I help you?
How do I get to Prince Terrace?
Why the place become popular lately?
Yeh
Madam, I want to file a complaint!
Line up first
No, I'm complaining about a cop!
Line up just the same
I have to see the Chief Inspector!
Miss...
I want to file a complaint!
What's it? Miss
Complaint! No, I'm filing a report
Report? Go outside to the report room
No. Only you can understand me
Me? Go ahead
I'm being harassed by one of your cops
How?
He stalks me
Where?
Prince Terrace, Lan Kwai Fong,
on the steps, everywhere
And I'm having nightmares every night!
Why does he stalk you?
What's your name?
Beautiful
He follows me because I'm beautiful
Are you in love with him?
There's a saying: Sluts love police
Slide? His tag didn't slide, it says 4708
He'd take out a notepad
from the box and scribbles
And he'd be staring at me,
making me awfully uneasy
Now I understand
Officer,
you have to keep a secret for me
I do have a boyfriend
Spicy girl!
Do you know where's Prince Terrace?
Can you speak English?
I want to go to Prince Terrace
Take the escalator to Caine Road,
and the second exit on the right
Thank you, and you're so handsome
It's late!
I'm back!
Long time no see
I'm back!
How do you know my place?
Meili, come with me
My father bought this place
He loves China
The Chinese language
Chinese literature
Those Chinese landscape and people
When my parents first brought me to Hong Kong
We fell in love with Hong Kong at once
On my 12th birthday
Mother was badly tortured
by father here
Since then,
I realized he lead a double life
Mother was living in heaven and hell
Father wanted me to be an elegant person
Because he couldn't accept
his beastly nature
I won't repeat his mistakes.
I want to be myself
I want to adore the person I love
I know I belong to the darkness!
When I was young, I fell in love with a boy
He's a photographer, a hippie
He has sad eyes, innocent smiles,
and slim body...
I was totally captivated
I wanted to be with him always
wanting him listen to my music
watch the movies I like,
wear the clothes of my choice
I knew it's my own obsession
Come in, I'll make you happy
We made love endlessly
It's the happiest moment of my life
I want to change myself to change him
For you, I've transformed into a woman
Like it?
I cleanse your body
I buy you nice clothes
Then I lock you up,
so nobody can touch you
I desire not tenderness and elegance
I like roughness filled with force and pain
I want to fulfill my father's desire
Turning a painful life into ecstasy
A desire to gratify my imagination
We live with despair
But I adore this kind of burning torment
Stay home, be good
Let me out. Where're you going?
I'm leaving
We live with despair
But I adore this kind of burning torment
A present for you
No! Take it! I want you to be my slave!
Look at this card,
it shows everything
She said suffering is my destiny
I'm so glad it's like the old time!
I knew he can't be changed
I kept saying to myself...
I'll change myself to perfect our love
Though my body is changed
My love for you is eternal
I want you so much
I have no other choice,
this is my only choice
I love you, I love you, I love you...
I believe people are animal by nature
Meili
Brother, come get me
For sure
Someone was murdered there 30 years ago
Hey stop!
Sakura rain stops, but don't stop your dream
You know what SM is about?
No
SM is like marriage
A union of lust with love, pain with joy
I know you're in love and don't know what to do
I did too and was totally lost
Is this our destiny?
Is it painful?
I'm leaving
I think it's going to rain
A Drifting Affair
He's cute!
His photos are good
He's a mezz, doesn't take nude photos
Introduce to you later
Yeh, he'll make you like a film star
How did you meet Meili?
What's your relationship?
Why did you come back?
Why?...
I know... you use Meili to work against me?
Who are you?
I'm Umeki Satoko
You forgot me?
I'm Umeki Satoko. Remember?
You've broken so many hearts
Sorry... Sorry
Please don't leave me
Satoko
Meili, come tomorrow night
I'll show you my lover
Come in
Chief Inspector Cheung
Toy Boy Killed by Wealthy Japanese Woman in Prince Terrace
The Resurrection
Good evening, Madam Umeki
Meili
Champagne
You know Kim?
He's my beloved
Everyone can possess him.
He's not mine, right?
Who is the girl?
Me, when I was young
Touch
See the difference between you and me
I was a boy
But not anymore
Figured it out? You're back
Where are they?
Who are you? What're you doing?
I'm Umeki Satoko
You are not! Bullshit!
I'm Umeki Satoko.
He's my boyfriend Kim
I'm madly in love with him,
in only one form
Torture of the flesh
I can do anything for him.
I've turned myself into a woman
I've changed my sex
Although it's extremely painful, I made it
But he can't change
In our trans-sexual relationship
We reach orgasm only when
we're in extreme pain
That night, he ties me up
He hits me with a whip
puts a gag in my mouth
Then tears open my clothes, bites me hard
Never before have I felt that painful agony
But then, I'm at intense ecstasy
I feel the pain
But I like it
Why did you stop?
You don't love me?
You have to love me...
Love me... love me...
I tie him to the bed, like a maniac
I want to possess him spiritually and physically
Otherwise, I've to destroy him
I love you... I love you...
Orgasm floods in like never before
I put the whip around his neck
I love you...
And we make love
We reach our climax with every forceful moment
I'm electrified, pulling harder
I want non-stop orgasms
I'll change myself to perfect our love
Though my body is changed
my love for you is eternal
I love you, I love you, I love you...
I want you so much
I've no choice,
this is my only choice
I believe people are animal by nature
She said suffering is my destiny
I love him so much
but he doesn't response
I've killed him!
I love him so much
but...
he didn't response
I killed him!
But...
In my heart
he has never left me
Now...
He's back again.
Meili, you must let go...
you must let go
I want him, want him...
She won't let go. She wants you
Down!
Yes, Master!
Go!
More...
Take me with you...
I beg you, take me with you...
Take me with you...
You know what SM is all about?
It's pleasure in pain!
Take me with you...
I beg you! Take me with you...
I can't do this!...
Meili is waiting for you.
She's ready
Lan Kwai Fong Stampede on New Year's Eve 1992
20 crushed to death, over 100 injured
Victims include
Police no. 4708, Umeki Satoko (Japanese)...
Love is of source unknown and it grows
People die and revive for love
If there is no resurrection, then it is not true love
"The Peony Pavilion" by Tang Xianzu, 1598 A.D.
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