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IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION
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Why this pick
A buoyant Taiwanese school-days romance with unruly friendships, crush-fuelled embarrassment and affectionate nostalgia; it balances broad comedy with the lingering ache of growing up and looking back.
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Why this pick
Like Giddens Ko’s film, it finds emotional force in years of missed timing, teasing friendship and feelings that evolve beyond adolescence, while keeping the tone warmly comic and accessible.
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Why this pick
This Chinese coming-of-age romance similarly follows a mischievous schoolboy and high-achieving girl through formative years, mixing classroom humour, youthful friction and a tender retrospective perspective.
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Why this pick
Its shy adolescent longing, school-set comic mishaps and gradual self-discovery echo the sweet, nostalgic energy of You Are the Apple of My Eye without losing its own gentle sincerity.
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Why this pick
For the quieter side of the same Taiwanese youthfulness: summer streets, tentative bonds and unspoken feelings are observed with an intimate, wistful patience rather than heightened melodrama.
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01 / THE STORY
The story begins in 1994. An outstanding student, Shen Chia-yi, is popular among her teachers and classmates. Ko Ching-teng, a mischievous and poor student, claims that he has no interest in her, despite being her classmate since junior high school. One day, Ching-teng is caught masturbating during class, and the principal reseats him, placing him in front of Chia-yi.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
Chia-Yi Shen
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