Hua Quang Han 'scores' in Taiwanese film with highest early screening revenue

Based on a true story, 'Thanh Xuan 18x2: Luu Trinh Towards You' (abbreviated as 'Thanh Xuan 18x2') starring star Hua Quang Han and Kaya Kiyohara brought tears to viewers with its beautiful and sad love story.

After 3 days of early screening (from 6 p.m. on April 5, 6, and 7), Youth 18x2 (English title: 18x2 Beyond Youngful Days ) has reached a revenue milestone of more than 6 billion VND, surpassing Want to Meet You (2023) to become the Taiwanese film with the highest early screening revenue in Vietnam (officially released on April 12). In addition to Hua Quang Han and Kaya Kiyohara, the film directed by Fujii Michihito also brings together actors: Truong Hieu Toan, Kuroki Hitomi, Michieda Shunsuke...

In addition to the quality cast, Youth 18x2 attracts attention with its content adapted from the famous memoir Youth 18 x 2 Japan Slow Train Wanderings .

Jimmy and Kaya Kiyohara in the movie

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Hua Quang Han continues to affirm his position as the "king of Asian romance movies" in Youth 18x2 . The male actor conquered the audience when he successfully portrayed a passionate Jimmy 18 years ago, completely opposite to the current quiet, reserved version of himself, after a time traveling to Japan to find the birthplace of his old lover...

Memories of his first love come flooding back when Jimmy receives a postcard from Ami (Kaya Kiyohara). He decides to board a train to Japan alone to meet the girl he missed 18 years ago. His heartbreaking love from his youth, unfortunately, has a sad ending.

Trailer for the movie Youth 18x2

Using orange and blue as the main colors, director Fujii Michihito paints two impressive "pictures". A hot and bustling Tainan at night contrasts with the white snow falling on every corner of Fukushima, Japan. The director cleverly alludes to two thresholds in life that most of us have experienced or are experiencing, similar to the character Jimmy.

Hua Quang Han made the success of Thanh Xuan 18x2

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Slow, delicate, with beautiful angles, Thanh Xuan 18x2 brings a strange flavor in the era when there are many romantic movies made with a lot of drama, "turns" to get the audience's emotions. Director Fujii Michihito chose a unique way of expressing when the sad love story of Jimmy and Ami is not too dramatic, even predictable, but what the movie does is emotion, regret and the precious student love of youth that surely all of us have experienced to some extent. That emotion is contrary to the pragmatism, fairness and coldness in love when now everything can be measured by money, by opportunity...

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