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Sasaki Kojiro(1957)

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Anna Pavlova(1983)

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The Harmonists(1997)

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First Impression

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Chungking Express(1994)

Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal server at a late-night restaurant.

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