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Lost and Found [VHS]

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I first saw this movie in the Chinese theater in San Francisco and have since bought the video release. It's part romance, part comedy, and part sad truth about a familar human condition: Sometimes your greatest love is standing right next to you but your looking the other way at someone else. Two heros, one heroine and an illness that is cutting time short. If your a fan of Kelly Chen, or Takeshi Kaneshiro don't miss this beautiful story.

You know, I really liked this movie. Takeshi Kaneshiro is one of my favorite actors, so I might be a little biased but I thought that this was a wonderfully sweet story about finding love in the strangest places. Kelly Chen plays a the daughter of a wealthy man who owns ships? She is suffering from a sickness that she refuses to fully acknowledge, but while working on one of her father's ships, finds herself falling for one of the sailors, a half Irish, half Chinese sailor whose hometown holds the story of an almost enchanted burial ground. The sailor however disappears, without so much as a word, leaving Chen in a state of confusion as to whether or not this man was the only person who could help her through her situation. In comes Takeshi Kaneshiro, who plays 'Worm', a man who claims he can find anything and everything, and has built a business around it. Without any other options available to her Chen hooks up with Kaneshiro to find the Sailor...but if she finds him will she still have the same feelings? I thought this movie was enchanting, I am also a hopeless romantic. Within Kaneshiro's 'Lost and Found' business their are a variety of character's, a handicapped secretary, with what seems like a vicious mother and the children who play outside his door, not to mention others. This movie (which others may claim corny) tugged at my heart. I give it three stars to say that it's probably not the best movie you'll ever see, but I liked it enough to give it 5 stars and recommend it whole-heartedly. It's a must see for Takeshi fans.