In the late 1980's Shanghai, a 16 year-old boy, Xiaoli, comes of age surrounded by his neighbors and grandfather. His best friend is a girl named Lanmi, a couple years older than him. But Lanmi slowly drifts away from him, lured by the new opportunities which come as China opens up to foreign goods...
Juzo Onigawara's ego is bigger than any other director's - and on the set of his latest film he is a rage storm incarnate, sweeping down everything and everyone: bottomless humiliation and physical violence in response to pretty much everything his crew does seem to effortlessly compensate for his...
