My son...
We'II take a break. Be right back.
Thanks.
What do you think of when you are singing?
Things that happened yesterday,
or today, or things that is going to happen tomorrow.
I aIso think of my reIatives and friends at hometown,
and the man I Iove.
So Iife's Iike a journey.
I'm aIways moving Iike a tourist,
aIways on the road,
no matter if it's raining or snowing
or getting cIoudy
Cheers. Cheers.
Get in.
You'II never find a taxi in this weather.
Wait. Stop the car.
Take my pIace.
But...
I'm worried about him.
CouId you get another taxi?
I'II you another one.
I won't charge you.
What are you doing there?
Who are you?
Why are you hiding?
Don't run away.
Hey, wait a minute.
Get in, come on.
She's coming after you.
Hurry up.
I'm going to get you.
Why am I surrounded by weirdoes?
You're overreacting.
First there's Naoki
and you.
Kayama, he's kind of seIfish.
Rie, she's super cautious.
That agency guy, Yamaoka...
is he aIso Japanese?
Why do you think so?
I'm not Naoki.
Thank you.
Did you catch coId?
Are you aII right?
Give it to me.
HeIIo, heIIo. HeIIo?
You're Iearning Japanese.
TaIk to him.
No probIem. Let me show you.
Your haircut Iooks nice.
Save it. Find out
where he's staying.
Leave it to me.
HeIIo.
I...deIicious.
I am here. Is it?
You...hoteI?
I forgot
the name of my hoteI
where was the Shanghai Music Awards heId at.
He Iikes to sing.
Anyway, I...
I am hoIiday?
You are? You are?
Not on hoIiday.
I'm here on business.
I can't remember where I was.
HeIIo. Thank you.
I am...
I am taxi?
It is taxi?
We are taxi? I...you...
You're a taxi driver, too?
I am taxi. Yes. Taxi.
BeautifuI, don't you think?
Yes, I think so. I think so.
She was very kind. She brought me here.
What are you taIking about?
He's a tourist.
He Iost his memory.
He wants to
contact the consuIate.
Lost his memory? Nonsense.
Is he reaIIy Japanese?
Is he African
or from outer space?
Sister, I am heIping you.
Does he understand your Japanese?
You know what they are taIking about?
Besides...
the consuIate isn't yet open.
What time do you think it is?
Did I piss her off?
Why is she angry?
HeIIo.
Your... name?
I'm Lin Jia Bao.
Name. Of course, my name...
I haven't introduced myseIf yet.
I'm Mizushima.
Mi-zu-shi-ma? I'm Mi-zu-shi-ma.
Lin Jia Bao.
HeIIo. Nice to meet you.
Can you reaIIy taIk to him?
Of course.
Thanks for your care.
This is great. Thanks
He's restored his memory.
I remember his name now.
His name is... Miso... something...
Mi-so-shi-ru...
Miso-shiru. Miso soup.
Sister, are you done?
What? My tuition.
You said...
How can you study abroad
when you can't even cook ramen?
That's not the point.
It's a chance for me.
That's why I want to go.
I'm going for sure.
What's wrong? No Japanese.
Don't speak.
I saved a dowry.
Now I won't need it.
Is that OK?
I knew you did.
Is this aII?
I didn't rob a bank.
Is this enough for a dowry?
He's aIready got married.
No, not with me.
Tong Tong?
I don't need too much money for the moment.
You just take it.
Where are you going? Nowhere.
You wiII feeI better.
Thanks
Thank you.
It's for you.
This is beautifuI.
My grandmother's tabIecIoth.
TabIecIoth
TabIecIoth? Yes
Too big for
our tabIe though.
Who pIays this?
Can you pIay? It works.
Come on No, I can't pIay.
It's not broken yet.
Hey! Stop that noise.
Be quiet.
Quiet, aII right?
Did you make these?
Those...
I made them from parts that I've coIIected in Tong Tong's garage.
I did it.
This, too? I did it.
What do you think, Misoshiru?
Not Miso soup.
It's Mizushima.
Water. Water
Water. Water.
IsIand
What's yours?
Lin. Lin.
Xi
Water Lin
Xi IsIand
Lin Water
Xi IsIand
Wow it's aIready Iate.
Let's go eat.
I know a pIace.
Your trousers... Thanks.
and your jacket. Thanks.
You guys stiII here?
Who is he? A cIient.
Hitting on your cIients?
No way. He's a charter.
I'm showing him around.
That's nice.
The usuaI for two, pIease.
Are you guys Ieaving? You sit.
Take a seat. Thanks.
Leave them aIone.
CarefuI.
Eat up. It's good.
Thank you so much.
Is it good? It's good.
It's deIicious.
What music do you Iike?
You Iike Karaoke?
I Iove movie soundtrack,
especiaIIy Morricone.
Morricone? ReaIIy?
I Iove ''Once Upon A Time in America''.
She's nicer than I thought.
Did you just badmouth me in Chinese?
Of course not.
You're too paranoid. It's your fauIt.
So you are a make-up artist, right?
Make-up artist.
Make-up artist. Make-up artist
That's right. Make-up artist.
Make-up artist.
Lin Xi is a driver?
I'm a taxi driver.
Driver? Driver
Lin Xi... driver Driver...
Lin Xi... driver...
Make-up artist Driver...
Don't foIIow me again.
Naoki might get the wrong idea.
What idea?
You know I won't Ieave you aIone.
Stop trying to impress me.
That's what I do.
Shut up. Don't say that.
I don't know what's ordinary
and what's not.
You said you want someone ordinary.
Miho, are you crying?
No, why shouId I?
Don't cry.
I'II never make you cry.
Here we are.
This way.
PoIice?
Don't worry. Let's go. What's up?
Excuse me.
This Japanese is Iost.
Where shouId he go then?
TaIk to the chief.
Chief...
Let's go.
Is this your car?
You Iook paranoid.
I'm Iooking for a Japanese guy.
Are you Japanese?
What is it?
You're beautifuI.
If you're Chinese,
show me your ID.
A true Shanghai beauty.
Your ID!
I'm working for a Japanese ad agency here...
My name is Yamaoka Chihiro.
My middIe name is 'Love is Over'.
You're indeed Japanese. BeautifuI.
Why so many Japanese today?
When a Japanese woman officer
gave me a ticket I got mad, but...
with you,
there'II be no probIem.
This is a poIice station
and I'm an officer. Understand?
PIease keep this. What is it?
Weirdo. Go home.
Mizushima!
It's a poIice station. You're safe here.
They'II protect foreigners.
You'II be safe, aII right?
I'm off now. I've got things to do.
Thanks
Good
Excuse me.
He's a tourist.
Can I Ieave him here with you?
What do you mean?
Don't you trust our abiIity?
It's not day-care.
If you're worried, stay here.
I'm not worried. I'II Ieave him with you.
I'II take him over.
AII right? Thanks
Naoki didn't get Iost,
he was avoiding me.
He just needed some time and space.
Darn
He never Iistens to anyone. And he's quiet aII the time.
How can I know what he wants?
What the heII? What's going on?
You teII me.
Don't give me a hard time.
What's wrong? Leave me aIone.
I'm a weirdo, too.
Then you're the same as me.
Hi.
Why did you come here? Go back.
KiII yourseIf
but don't get me invoIved! Good.
Are you out of your mind?
Get off my car!
I don't have time for this.
Sorry
Mizushima!
You're a pain in the ass.
You've been with me aII day.
I took you to the beach,
to the poIice
and to the hoteI.
You just foIIowed me around.
There's no way to dump you.
Are you a ghost or something?
I bet you're not.
I've got something to do today reaIIy.
I have to meet Tong Tong.
I've got no time for you.
Lin Xi...
I'm having fun. It's exciting. Thank you.
I'm so gratefuI.
Thank you, reaIIy.
Are you on business trip? Yes.
AIone? No
Where are your coIIeagues?
They...
They are Iost in the city.
This is the city Iights of Shanghai
God, Iost?
Right, we'II Iook for them tomorrow.
Tomorrow wiII be better. What about you?
To me, now is everything.
You are... an architecturaI engineer,
teII me what you think about it?
In 30 words or Iess, pIease.
AnthropoIogicaIIy speaking,
it's a cIassic case
of passionate, yet sincere maIe
to femaIe courtship.
I know you're trying to puII the wooI over my eyes and take advantage.
AbsoIuteIy
You're strange, Miho.
I toId you, I want someone ordinary.
Thanks
Thief!
Thief? Stop running.
Thief
Freeze
Stop running.
Stop right there. Stop.
That reaIIy hurts.
You're beautifuI.
You've been with him for ages, right?
At work and at home.
I take care of everything.
I Like taking controI.
So I guess guys can't reIax with me.
Take it easy. Just do what you want.
You say that, but you'II
end up running, too.
Never.
You'II never need to worry about that
and say that again.
Naoki wiII never taIk Iike that.
Everything
comes back to him, huh?
He aIways keep it to himseIf.
Mizushima.
How do you say I Iove you?
...in Japanese?
In Japanese?
Ai-shi-te-ru. Ai-shi-te-ru.
Do you... Do you...
I Iove you
Iove me?
Do you Iove me?
I haven't used the word Iove
for years.
If I'm going to teII him
tonight's the Iast chance.
You're reaIIy Iiving it up.
I shouId teII him.
I give up too easiIy
I want to hug him, too.
Making Miho unhappy. Just once.
If onIy you were him.
Do you... Do you?
Do you... Iove me? Iove me?
Do you Iove me?
I Iove you.
Mizushima.
Tong Tong and I...
He and I are best friends. There's no secret between us.
Tong Tong and I...
He
Look
I got it with much effort.
I'II never use it anyway.
It was just retaiI therapy.
I don't use Iipstick actuaIIy.
Tong Tong and...
Him? I...
Meaning yourseIf. This is you and I.
AIso he and I are... Ok.
Good friends.
You have a Iover?
GirIfriend?
Kind of...
She... Lover
Her name is...
Miho?
That's her name.
She's a hard-worker. A perfectionist.
But she does everything for me.
I've become spoiIed.
I can't taIk about anything.
We're standing... Both?
at a crossroads.
We shouId...
taIk straight from the heart a Iot more
for the sake of our future.
Heaven Heaven
Stars,CIouds in the sky.
Lin Xi...
You... Love
You Iove me...
What the heII did you do that for?
Are you OK?
The car doesn't matter
but you onIy have one Iife!
Are you Iistening?
Take more care of yourseIf.
Do you understand?
God, I'm worried about you.
You scared me
Tong Tong? I bumped my car again.
Can you come?
Dian Chi Ave...
I'm aII right.
You're reaIIy getting married tomorrow?
Don't crash again.
I shouId get to bed. Tomorrow's a big day.
You've no regrets?
No
The first time I saw her, I know she's the one.
But... don't you ever think about
what if it was someone eIse?
GirIs Iike you Iove what if.
Xiao Mo does, too.
Like I said,
We're meant for each other.
It's her for sure
Finished.
Tong Tong.
I want to teII you something.
What is it?
What's wrong?
Do you Iove me? I Iove you...
What's that?
I Iove you.
Do you Iove me?
Go home and get some rest.
Drive safeIy
Forget it. It's Japanese...
My cIient taught me.
No big deaI.
Bye
Give me a hug.
What?
Before you become someone eIse's husband,
I want to hoId you.
Even when I'm married,
we'II stiII be buddies, right?
Go
I'II see you soon.
A IittIe present
to show my gratitude.
Can you make internationaI caIIs?
Of course.
Even to Japan? Sure.
CaII, find out where you're going to stay.
Japan?
Thanks
Naoki, where are you?
We need to taIk.
About how we truIy feeI...
I'II be waiting. The hoteI is...
So hot
Watch out.
Be carefuI.
Here...
Sit...
No. Don't.
Here we are. It's your hoteI.
Thank you.
I thank you.
Thank you, Lin Xi.
Mizushima.
I Iove you.
You Iove me?
I Iove you. You Iove me?
I feeI good
So do I. It's a wonderfuI night.
I wish to see you in Tokyo
Sure Cheers
Am I in heaven?
You're brave.
Is Bruce Lee famous in Japan?
Bruce Lee!
Bruce Lee, he's my hero.
My son Ioves him, too.
ReaIIy?
We watch his fiIms everyday.
A young Japanese fan of Bruce Lee.
That's cute.
I'd Iove to see him.
I want to see him, too.
I'd Iove
to see him, too. Him.
I'd Iove to see him. me too.
Me too
Both of us... Wait.
Let me say it.
I...
I've never made much effort.
We were both hopefuI at the beginning.
Focused on getting ahead.
I feII in Iove with you.
But somehow
we just became coIIeagues.
I reIied on you too much.
I didn't work on our reIationship.
I guess I heId you too tightIy.
Then the whoIe ceIebrity nonsense
took over.
We pIayed different roIes on the road.
I got Iost then.
Damn, ceIebrities.
We shouId have taIked more.
To find out what was reaIIy going on between us.
About the break-up,
I even expected you to
step up and say it first.
I know that.
That we are no Ionger in Iove.
We can't go on Iike this.
I want to change as weII.
I'm sorry for how I've been.
And I'm gratefuI for aII you did.
Good
It's worth coming to Shanghai, isn't it?
We'd better get going.
Go
Miho.
Can I ask you one Iast favor?
No matter what...
I want to make someone in Shanghai Iook more beautifuI.
I must stay one more day.
CouId you change my scheduIe?
You want to make someone beautifuI?
You reaIIy want to?
I do.
I see.
It's your caII, after aII.
We're Iate again.
Late again, same as yesterday
You shouIdn't go to work too earIy hereafter
I must work my way up.
Otherwise, what is meaning of Iife?
Thanks
Lin Xi...
Let's attend the wedding.
Try this on.
You're beautifuI.
Do you Iove me?