Magic Kitchen is a 2004 Hong Kong romantic comedy film directed by Lee Chi-ngai and starring Andy Lau, Sammi Cheng and Jerry Yan. The film was adapted from the novel of the same title by Hong Kong novelist Lam Wing-sum.

Magic Kitchen
Film poster
Traditional Chinese魔幻廚房
Simplified Chinese魔幻厨房
Hanyu PinyinMó Huàn Chú Fáng
JyutpingMo1 Waan6 Cyu4 Fong2
Directed byLee Chi-ngai
Screenplay byLee Chi-ngai
Based onMagic Kitchen
by Lam Wing-sum
Produced byLee Chi-ngai
John Chong
StarringAndy Lau
Sammi Cheng
Jerry Yan
Maggie Q
Nicola Cheung
CinematographyArthur Wong
Edited byKwong Chi-leung
Production
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Distributed byMedia Asia Distribution
Release date
  • 5 January 2004 (2004-01-05)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese
Box officeHK$20,228,159

Plot

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Yau became the proprietor and head chef of a successful restaurant since her mother died six months ago. Yau cooks according to the large collection of recipes her mother, who had tremendous talent as a culinary artist but never found success in the restaurant scene due to sexism, created over the years, but has no confidence in herself as a chef. When she visits Japan with her assistant Ho at the invitation of an Iron Chef style cooking show, she has a chance run-in with an old boyfriend, Chuen. Over the next weeks back in Hong Kong, Yau struggles with resurgent feelings for Chuen even as she discovers that one of her best friends has started seeing him. In the meantime, her steadfast supporter and assistant for the last three years, Ho, pushes her to be more bold in her art and experiment. Love and food intersects with surprising twists as she finally decides to leave the past behind and compete in the cooking challenge. In the end, love is the secret ingredient.

Cast

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Release

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Magic Kitchen was released in Hong Kong on 5 January 2004. In the Philippines, the film was released on 11 February 2004.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Magic Kitchen". chinesemov.com. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Opens Today!". Philippine Daily Inquirer. The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. 11 February 2004. p. A28. Retrieved 12 September 2022. F4 heartthrob brews his magic of love and misadventure in...
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