Perhaps Love (2005): Cast, Box Office & Plot
Perhaps Love is a 2005 music drama directed by Peter Chan, starring Takeshi Kaneshiro as Lin Jian-Dong, Zhou Xun and Eric Tsang Chi-Wai. It runs 1 hour 48 minutes and earned $2.6 million worldwide.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 48m (108 min)
- Director
- Peter Chan
- Original language
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Chinese - Studio
- Applause Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Perhaps Love About?
The premise of Perhaps Love without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A love triangle develops between the male and female leads and the director during the making of a musical in Mainland China.
Perhaps Love Themes & Keywords
· 39 tags- cheating girlfriend
- love
- love triangle
- film within a film
- slapped in the face
- shanghai china
- movie star
- memoir
- jealousy
- hotel room
- film producer
- cocktail party
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- circus
- beijing china
- acrobatics
- film director
- voice over narration
- urban setting
- flashback
- bathing
- noodle
- product placement
- snow
- walkman
- vanity
- underwater scene
- swimming pool
- suicide
- singer
- screening room
- red light district
- rain
- projectionist
- press conference
- premarital sex
- loss of innocence
- filmmaking
- eating house
- bus
Perhaps Love Cast & Characters
Takeshi Kaneshiro leads the cast as Lin Jian-Dong, with Zhou Xun as Sun Na and Eric Tsang Chi-Wai as Producer. Directed by Peter Chan; 12 actors are credited in all.
- Director Peter Chan
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Takeshi Kaneshiro as Lin Jian-Dong - Zhou Xun as Sun Na
- Eric Tsang Chi-Wai as Producer
- Sandra Ng Kwan Yue as Lin's Manager
Also Starring in Perhaps Love
· 8 more- Jacky Cheung Nie Wen
- Ji Jin-hee Monty
- Hans Zhang Hsian Ping
- Zhang Jiayi Crossroad Hooker
- Zhang Lei
- Shang Tielong Jin
- Lü Xiaolin "Forget Me Not" Film Crew
- Yiqun Zhang Press Con MC
More from Peter Chan
More films directed by Peter Chan, best-rated first: Warlords, Leap, Dragon and She’s Got No Name.
Perhaps Love Plot Summary
What happens in Perhaps Love from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
A Chinese director Mr. Wen decides to make a musical movie that stars his girlfriend Sun Na and the Hong Kong actor Lin Jian-Dong. Unbeknownst to him, Sun had met Jiandong a decade earlier when she was a cabaret singer in Beijing, sharing a brief romance with him while he was a film student. Ten years on, Sun is now a major movie star who refuses to acknowledge the old connection, adding a quiet tension to the project.
Full summary
The whole story of Perhaps Love, scene by scene
Perhaps Love Box Office
Perhaps Love grossed $2.6 million worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$2.6M
- International
- $2.6M
Perhaps Love Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Perhaps Love.
How Well Do You Know Perhaps Love?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
- Question 1: not answered
- Question 2: not answered
- Question 3: not answered
- Question 4: not answered
- Question 5: not answered
- Question 6: not answered
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- Question 8: not answered
- Question 9: not answered
- Question 10: not answered
What kind of movie does director Mr. Wen decide to make?
Perhaps Love Also Known As
11 alternative titles, including “Ru Guo · Ai” and “Ru Guo”.
- Also known as
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- Ru Guo · Ai
- Ru Guo
- Ai
- Yu Gwo
- Oi
- 如果·爱
- Може би любов
- 如果‧愛
- Talvez Amor
- 퍼햅스 러브
- Nếu Như Yêu
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Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Perhaps Love, Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing and Love’s Lone Flower.
Perhaps Love FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, post-credit scenes and language of Perhaps Love, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Perhaps Love?
Perhaps Love runs 1 hour 48 minutes (108 minutes).
When was Perhaps Love released?
Perhaps Love was released on December 1, 2005.
Who directed Perhaps Love?
Perhaps Love was directed by Peter Chan.
More films by Peter Chan Who is in the cast of Perhaps Love?
Perhaps Love stars Takeshi Kaneshiro as Lin Jian-Dong, Zhou Xun as Sun Na and Eric Tsang Chi-Wai as Producer, among 12 credited actors.
How much did Perhaps Love make at the box office?
Perhaps Love grossed $2.6 million worldwide.
Does Perhaps Love have a post-credit scene?
No. Perhaps Love has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Perhaps Love in?
The original language of Perhaps Love is Chinese.
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