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Public Toilet
Korean poster
Directed byFruit Chan
Written byFruit Chan
Lam Kee-To
StarringTsuyoshi Abe
CinematographyHenry Chung
Lam Wah-Chuen
Wong Man-wan
Edited byFruit Chan as Tin Sam-Fat
Music byJo Seong-woo
Release dates
  • 29 November 2002 (2002-11-29) (South Korea)
  • 7 August 2003 (2003-08-07) (Hong Kong)
Running time
102 minutes
CountriesSouth Korea
Hong Kong
Japan
LanguagesKorean
Cantonese

Public Toilet (Chinese: 人民公廁; Jyutping: jan4 man4 gung1 cak1) is a 2002 movie by Hong Kong director Fruit Chan, his first in digital format.

Plot

The story revolves around a Beijing man, "Dong-dong", who was born in a public toilet. To look for his past, he searches lavatories around the world.

Cast

Production

Chan was inspired by the terrible quality of public toilets in mainland China while filming Durian Durian (2000), which served as the concept for Public Toilet.[1]

Chan shot digital video for the film at the request of the investor, Digital Nega.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Gatto, Robin; Sonatine (May 2002). "Interview Fruit Chan". www.cinemasie.com. Retrieved 12 April 2011.