Café Lumière
| Café Lumière | |
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French promotional poster for Café Lumière | |
| Directed by | Hou Hsiao-hsien |
| Written by | Hou Hsiao-hsien (screenplay), Chu T’ien-wen (screenplay) |
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| Cinematography | Mark Lee Ping Bin |
| Edited by | Liao Ching-Song |
| Music by | Yōsui Inoue |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Countries | Japan, Taiwan |
| Language | Japanese |
Café Lumière (珈琲時光, Kōhī Jikō) is a 2003 Japanese film directed by Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien for Shochiku as homage to Yasujirō Ozu, with direct reference to the late director's Tokyo Story (1953). It premiered at a festival commemorating the centenary of Ozu's birth. It was nominated for Golden Lion at the 2004 Venice Film Festival. The film, with an all-Japanese cast, is set in Tokyo, where it was shot.