In a distinctly contemporary Tokyo that looks backwards to the city’s disappearing past, Yoko is a writer investigating the life of a modernist composer of the 1930s. She is pregnant by a man she does not want to marry and has found a kindred spirit in a used bookstore owner who aids her research.

Directed by

Hou Hsiao-hsien

Written by

Hou Hsiao-hsien, Chu Tien-Wen

Genres

Drama

Released

September 1, 2004

Runtime

1h 43m

Status

Released

Original title

珈琲時光

Language

Japanese

Countries

Japan, Taiwan

Studios

Shochiku, 3H Productions, Sumitomo Corporation, The Asahi Shimbun, Eisei Gekijo, IMAGICA, Shimensoka