Program
The Way We Talk
Film | Invitation Category
132 min
Presentation Language: Japanese Sign Language, English
Interpretation, Transcription: International Sign, Japanese Sign Language, Japanese (Voice/Text), English (Text)
Presentation Language: Japanese Sign Language, English
Interpretation, Transcription: International Sign, Japanese Sign Language, Japanese (Voice/Text), English (Text)
Screening Time
Thu, Nov 6, 12:30 PM, followed by Q&A with the director
Screening Location
ZA-KOENJI | ZA-KOENJI ２
Admission
Adult ¥1,500 Child ¥1,000
"The Way We Talk"
Director: Adam Wong
Cast: Neo Yau, Suet-Ying Chung, Marco Tsz Ho Ng
2024 | Hong Kong | 132 min | Tokyo Premiere
Screening Languages: Hong Kong Sign Language, Cantonese
Subtitles: Japanese, English
Cast: Neo Yau, Suet-Ying Chung, Marco Tsz Ho Ng
2024 | Hong Kong | 132 min | Tokyo Premiere
Screening Languages: Hong Kong Sign Language, Cantonese
Subtitles: Japanese, English
Wolf, born into a Deaf family, embraces sign language with confidence despite obstacles in life; Sophie, having a cochlear implant from a young age, continuously strives to be seen as "normal", despite having a deaf accent. Alan, with a cochlear implant like Sophie, is capable of both oral and sign language, advocating for diversity in communication within the deaf community. Bound by love and friendship, the three embark on a self-discovering journey with their own moments of pain. The original language of this film is Hong Kong Sign Language and Cantonese.
Awarded Best Actress (Suet-Ying Chung) at the 61st Golden Horse Awards, Audience Award at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival 2024, Special Award at the Osaka Asian Film Festival 2025, and Film of Merit at the 31st Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards.
About the Q&A session
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- A Q&A session with the director is scheduled to follow the screening.
Adam Wong
A Hong Kong film director best known for his feature films "The Way We Dance" (2013), "She Remembers, He Forgets" (2015), and "The Way We Keep Dancing" (2020). He also directed many short films and TV commercials, and teaches filmmaking at universities.
His films have been shown in various local and international film festivals and have won him several awards, including the Best New Director at the Hong Kong Film Awards and at the Hong Kong Directors’ Guild for "The Way We Dance". He also won the Best Artist Award (Film) of The Hong Kong Arts Development Awards in 2014. His previous work "The Way We Keep Dancing" gained 6 nominations at the Taipei Golden Horse Film Award and was the closing film of the festival.
Adam has been actively participating in various positions of film-related events, such as juror of film awards, guest speaker of forums, MC and occasionally acting and voice acting. He is the voice actor for the leading role of Hayao Miyazaki’s animation "The Wind Rises" (Cantonese version), and a former ambassador of UNICEF Hong Kong.
*Please note that screening information may be subject to change.
