Away with Words
6.3
A Japanese man and a gay bar-owner in Hong Kong drink beer as they talk about their childhood and experiences.
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Cast
22 people
Tadanobu Asano
Asano Takashi
Known for
Shōgun
Thor: The Dark World
Georgina Hobson
Georgina
No other roles listed
Christa Hughes
Christa
Also in
The Eternity Man
Machine Gun Fellatio: To Pussytown and Back
Kevin Sherlock
Kevin
Also in
Hong Kong Trilogy: Preschooled Preoccupied Preposterous
Mavis Xu
Susie
No other roles listed
Takanori Kubo
Asano Takashi (Boy)
No other roles listed
Hatsumi Shimauchi
Mother
No other roles listed
Katie Kwan Siu-Wai
Police Constable
No other roles listed
Maurice Li
Bartender
Also in
Love Is Not a Game, But a Joke
Barry Wong Lik-hang
Jimmy
Also in
Forever Yours
Gregory Derham
Siren
No other roles listed
Fukaya Akari
Elder Sister
No other roles listed
Christopher Doyle Director · Tony Rayns Writer Fumio Itabashi Composer
First release August 7, 1999 · Produced in Hong Kong SAR China, Japan, Singapore · Languages Chinese, English, Japanese
Production
Time Warp Inc.
Production
Hong Kong SAR China · Japan · Singapore
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Chinese · English · Japanese
Release dates
Japan · August 7, 1999
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No release date listed for United States.
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