The Longest Night in Shanghai (2007)

The Longest Night in Shanghai 2007 / 夜上海 2007 / Ye. Shanghai , Yeh seung hoi , Yoru no shanghai

Lin Xi's the struggling taxi driver who literally runs Naoki down in the street after he goes walkabout. Eager to placate the mysterious foreigner, Lin offers to chauffeur him around town, yet by the time she discovers Naoki has neither money nor any grasp of Chinese, he's captivated by watching her attempt to deal with her own personal problems. She should get him back home, but the phone calls keep coming in. He should get back to his hotel, but the strange bond he's forming with this woman, even though he barely understands a word she's saying, is the first thing in years to have him feeling alive.