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1966, when Chow
Mo-Wan (Tony Leung) left Hong Kong, he was carrying a secret with him,
until, in Singapore, he met Su Li-Zhen (Gong Li). She reminded him another
woman, a woman from his past (Maggie Cheung), whose name was also Su
Li-Zhen. He followed the Su Li-Zhen of 1966 everywhere she went inside a
casino. She salvaged him from
self-delusion and refused to go with him.
Chow Mo-Wan returned to Hong Kong alone and on Christmas Eve, he met Lu
Lu (Carina Lau), another woman he knew, and now had no memory of their
relationship in the past. Chow discovered a familiar number at the hotel
Lu Lu stayed in - 2046. Room 2046 was filled with memory of the days he
had with Su Li-Zhen, and trace of the good time Lu Lu spent with her
boyfriend CC (Chang Chen).
Chow Mo-Wan moved into Room 2047. He met two daughters of the hotel
owner (Wang Sum), Wang Jie Wen (Dong Jie) and Wang Jing Wen (Faye Wong).
Jie Wen just started to learn what love was and Jing Wen's relationship
with her Japanese boyfriend (Kimura Takuya) was not allowed by his father.
A new tenant, Bai Ling (Zhang Ziyi), moved into the hotel and started
seducing Chow Mo-Wan. When she finally fell
for him, she realized he no longer had any feeling for
women.
Chow Mo-Wan starting writing a new book, titled 2046. In the story, a
train departed for 2046 and people boarded the train would recover their
lost memories. No one wanted to leave 2046, except Tak (Kimura Takuya). In
the book, the real life Wang Jing Wen became a senseless robot, who
offered Tak great joy he had thirsted for. Her existence was the biggest
secret of Tak.
In the year 2046, the train still routinely departed for 2046...
This is the plot description, originally written in Chinese, is
released by Shanghai Film Studios, which co-produced the film. It
suggested the film is a sequel to In The Mood For Love, but do you really
believe Wong Kar-Wai is making a sequel?
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Updated: 2004-09-13 14:14
