
13 Apr 2001

The Donor
A man falls in love with the surrogate who is carrying his child.
Tourists, foreigners and outcasts converge on the streets of Osaka in this sprawling ensemble drama by Japan-based, Malaysia-born filmmaker Lim Kah Wai. His eighth feature explores the lesser-known aspects of the Asian melting pot city through the eyes and experiences of a dozen characters who struggle to find their place in society: among them a Nepali refugee with dreams of opening a restaurant, a Burmese student struggling to make ends meet while working two jobs, and a Taiwanese sex tourist who travels to meet his favorite adult video actress.
Xiao Kang
Mayumi
Nam
Yoshiko Tomioka
Katsuhiko Tomioka
Mousan
Mimi
William
Shinji Iida
Chang Liang
Ryuji Sawada
Lee
Kenji
Lao Huang
Self
Principal of the Japanese Language School
Participant in the Demonstration
Chang's wife
Nightclub Customer
Nightclub Manager
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