爱的宿命

Kato is an aspiring screenwriter treading water. He spends his days pitching stories to offbeat agents and executives who are anything but impressed. Not that he has run out of ideas, they just don’t seem to go anywhere. Unlike his relationship with his girlfriend Zigzag – that one is going down the drain. Little does Kato – or anyone – know that life is about to take some seriously weird turns.While out to buy the special brand of food for his girlfriend’s dog Cerberus, Kato discovers an abandoned convenience store that transforms his trajectory. A stumble into a refrigerator catapults him into a realm of fantastical inspiration boosted by an eccentric couple he meets along the way. Might this be the key to getting his mojo back?Miki Satoshi (Adrift in Tokyo, What to Do with the Dead Kaiju?) returns with a surreal and quirky indie film that manages to be both charming and deeply philosophical. Teaming up with Japanese cinema expert and notable critic for The Japan Times Mark Schilling (Art, Cult and Commerce: Japanese Cinema Since 2000), Convenience Story takes you on an eccentric Dantean ride brimming with psychological tension and the zest of karma. From the purgatory of writer’s block, to a hell of an adventure, Kato’s journey is a satisfying and thoughtful tale.源自：

一位神秘的大善人（又名“神秘慈善家”）将十万美元现金随机放在多处纽约人家的门廊上。纽约市电视新闻记者凯特·布莱德利（蒂娅·希尔卡饰演）决定追查神秘慈善家的真实身份和动机，没想到自己的人生也因此发生翻天覆地的变化。

开片是说书人因聚众滋事，被警察（黄霑 饰）带到了警局问话，借说书人之口讲述了粤剧金牌编剧——南海十三郎艺海浮沉的一生。作为江太史公的十三子，江誉镠（谢君豪 饰）自由顽皮，出入名流场所。一次偶然的舞会，他遇到了上海的千金小姐莉莉（吴绮莉 饰），然而双方有缘相逢，无 份结亲。后来，他跟随她来到上海，竟落得穷困潦倒。2年后，回到了广东的家中，他已被学校除名。当时太史公已经年事已高，他便天天去看戏，从不受戏班老板薛老五赏识，到后来成为御用编剧一鸣惊人，人送绰号——南海十三郎。然而，时局动荡，他到了江西写剧本慰劳前线战士，因看不过同行媚俗之作，愤然出手，不欢而散。这时一次车祸，让他与昔日恋人重逢，可惜她已嫁给老外。十三郎郁郁寡欢，后来入寺修行，却在一次代人祈福的对话中，得知了自己家道中落的败局，他疯了……

(陕)网影审字(2022)第006号，西安萤火虫影业有限公司