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Secret

2007 · 101 min

A tender, music-soaked romance that slowly reveals a bittersweet time-travel puzzle, leaving you wistful and charmed.

Directed by: Jay Chou
Genres: Fantasy, Drama, Thriller
Starring: Jay Chou, Gwei Lun-Mei, Anthony Wong Chau-sang

Overview: Ye Xiang Lun, a talented piano player is a new student at the prestigious Tamkang School. On his first day, he meets Lu Xiao Yu, a pretty girl playing a mysterious piece of music.

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Directed by: Jay Chou
Genres: Fantasy, Drama, Thriller
Starring: Jay Chou, Gwei Lun-Mei, Anthony Wong Chau-sang

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Tone: romanticstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
music
fate
memory
identity
Places: school
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: twist ending
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	4
Romance	8
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: fantasy, drama, thriller
Directed by: Jay Chou
Written by: Christine To Chi-Long
Starring: Jay Chou, Gwei Lun-Mei, Anthony Wong Chau-sang, Su Ming-Ming, Alice Tzeng, Alang Huang, Devon Song, Funky Tu
Music: Terdsak Janpan
Cinematography: Mark Lee Ping-Bing
Runtime: 101 min
Country: Taiwan, Hong Kong
Languages: Mandarin

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