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.

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

Plot

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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

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Production

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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

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