My Missing Valentine | |||||||||||||
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Director: | Chen Yu-hsun | ||||||||||||
Starring: | Liu Kuan-ting Patty Lee | ||||||||||||
Narrators: | --> | ||||||||||||
Cinematography: | Patrick Chou | ||||||||||||
Editing: | Lai Hsiu-hsiung | ||||||||||||
Distributor: | Warner Bros. Pictures | ||||||||||||
Runtime: | 119 minutes[1] | ||||||||||||
Country: | Taiwan | ||||||||||||
Language: | Mandarin | ||||||||||||
Budget: | [2] | ||||||||||||
Gross: | [3] |
My Missing Valentine is a 2020 Taiwanese romantic comedy film written and directed by Chen Yu-hsun, and starring Liu Kuan-ting, Patty Lee. The film was released in Taiwan on September 18, 2020, and it was selected for Open Cinema of the 25th Busan International Film Festival on October 29.[4] [5] It received 11 nominations at the 57th Golden Horse Awards, winning Best Feature Film, Best Original Screenplay, Best Visual Effects, Best Film Editing and Best Director for Chen.[6]
A girl who does things so quickly that she's always one step ahead of others discovers that her Valentine's Day has mysteriously passed when she wakes up the next morning.
Award | Category | Recipients | Result | Notes |
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My Missing Valentine | [7] [8] | |||
Chen Yu Hsun | ||||
Chen Yu Hsun | ||||
Patty Lee | ||||
Best Cinematography | Chou Yi-hsien | |||
Best Visual Effects | Tomi Kuo | |||
Best Art Direction | Wang Chih-cheng | |||
Best Sound Effects | Book Chien, Tang Shiang-chu | |||
Best Original Film Song | "Lost and Found" | |||
Crystal Mulberry Award (Gelso di Cristallo) | My Missing Valentine | [9] | ||
Black Dragon Award | ||||
40th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Film from Mainland and Taiwan | My Missing Valentine | [10] | |
My Missing Valentine was remade in Japan as One Second Ahead, One Second Behind in 2023, with the genders of the protagonists reversed. It was adapted by Kankurō Kudō and directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita.[11]