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Shanghai Kiss is a chinois film of genre Drama directed by David Ren released in USA on 17 march 2007 with Ken Leung
Shanghai Kiss (2007)
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Add to a movie listShanghai Kiss is a 2007 direct-to-DVD film. The film was released on DVD on October 9, 2007.
Hayden Panettiere won the Feature Film Award at the Newport Beach Film Festival for her role as Adelaide.
Liam Liu (Ken Leung), a Chinese American actor dwelling in Los Angeles unwittingly gets involved with a high school girl. He suddenly has to go to China after learning from his father that he has inherited his grandmother's home in Shanghai. He's not very appreciative of his Chinese roots and at first only wants to sell the house and get back to the U.S. as fast as possible. He gets a taste of Chinese customs after meeting a girl there and ends up having some big decisions to make.
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Liam Liu is auditioning for a role in a tooth-paste advertisement. He is rejected after some initial questions by the screeners because he is not considered " [East] Asian" enough. This begins our glimpse into the casting decision of Hollywood producers, who Liam believes heavily stereotype East Asian men to the point where it is difficult for them to land normal roles. Liam then takes a city bus home from the audition since his car is towed away, and there, he meets Adelaide Bourbon (Hayden Panettiere), a young, beautiful, high school student. During the ride home, Liam discovers that Adelaide has been sketching a picture of him. The two begin to converse and Adelaide sings Liam a song, whereupon they become quick friends. Liam feels guilt for becoming friends with such a young girl and Adelaide later asks Liam to go to the prom with her. He declines, and this serves as the basis for the many times that Liam feels guilty in having a budding friendship with such a young girl. His friend, Joe Silverman (Joel Moore) is one of the most vocal opponents of the "friendship", as Joe expresses his belief that no good can come out of what is developing between him and Adelaide.Actors
Ken Leung
(Liam Liu)
Hayden Panettiere
(Adelaide Bourbon)
Kelly Hu
(Micki Yang)
Joel Moore
(Joe Silverman)
James Hong
(Mark Liu)
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