Shed Skin Papa

Shed Skin Papa is a 2016 Hong Kong comedy-drama film written by Norihiko Tsukada and Roy Szeto based on Tsuksda's Japanese play Nukegara,[2] and directed by Szeto, who had previously directed an award-winning Hong Kong stage adaptation of the play titled Shed Skin in 2011.[3] The film stars Louis Koo as a washed-out, debt-ridden film director who must take care of his seventy nine-year-old dementia-ridden father (Francis Ng), who begins to shed a layer a skin everyday where regains his youth. Shed Skin Papa made its world premiere at the 29th Tokyo International Film Festival on 26 October 2016 where it was shown in competition for the Tokyo Grand Prix[2][4] The film was theatrically released in Hong Kong on 10 May 2018.

Shed Skin Papa
Film poster
Traditional脫皮爸爸
Simplified脱皮爸爸
MandarinTuō Pí Bà Ba
CantoneseTyut3 Pei4 Baa4 Baa1
Directed byRoy Szeto
Produced byJulia Chu
Screenplay byNorihiko Tsukuda
Roy Szeto
Based onNukegara
by Norihiko Tsukuda
StarringFrancis Ng
Louis Koo
Jessie Li
Jacky Cai
Kristal Tin
Music byLeon Ko
CinematographyChow Kei-sheung
Wong Po-man
Edited byWong Hoi
Azrael Chung
Production
company
Magilm Pictures
Dadi Century (Beijing)
Imagine.Nation Pictures
Monster Pictures
Shaw Brothers Pictures International
Sichuan Yinji Entertainment and Media
With You Film Production & Investment
Ray Consulting (Beijing)
Golden Gate Productions
Distributed byIntercontinental Film Distributors (HK) (Hong Kong)
Golden Network Asia (Worldwide)[1]
Release date
  • 26 October 2016 (2016-10-26) (TIFF)
  • 10 May 2018 (2018-05-10) (Hong Kong)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese

Plot

Washed-out film director Tin Lik-hang (Louis Koo) is encountering a series of crisis in life. His mother has recently passed away, his film company is bankrupt and debt-ridden as a result, while wife wants a divorce. On the other hand, he must now take care of his 79-year-old dementia-ridden father, Yat-hung (Francis Ng). In the midst of Lik-hang's miserable plight, Yat-hung suddenly begins to shed a layer of skin every day like a cicada, each time making him look ten years younger, from ages 60 to 52 to 37 to 28 to 19. As Yat-hung approaches the same age as his son, they bond at a football stadium where they used to spend their weekends. Yat-hung even helps frighten debt collectors after his son, and charms both Lik-hang's wife and his mistress. With Yat-hung's six stages of life reappearing, Lik-hang, who never seriously got along with his father, was able to travel into the six eras of his father's life, and gain new understandings for his father, who struggled to make a better life for his family. Lik-hang also has the opportunity to have one final meal with his mother, before returning to his reality with passion anew to revive his own career and marriage after learning from the twists and turns experienced by his father.

Cast

Production

To prepare for his role as Louis Koo's father, Francis Ng asked Koo whether he could meet Koo's father and had a meal with Koo and his father to observe their relationship and emulate it into his acting.[5][6] Ng, whose role's age spans from youth to elderly, was initially only interested in playing the roles closest to his age, but was persuaded by director Roy Szeto to play all age versions of the role.[6]

Accolades
Ceremony Category Recipient Results
29th Tokyo International Film Festival Tokyo Grand Prix Shed Skin Papa Nominated
36th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Actor Francis Ng Nominated
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References
  1. "Tokyo: Golden Network picks up Shed Skin Papa".
  2. "29th Tokyo International Film Festival - Shed Skin Papa".
  3. "Winner of Seven Hong Kong Drama Awards, "Shed Skin" Returns to the Stage by Popular Demand".
  4. "2 Chinese films nominated for top honors at Tokyo International Film Festival".
  5. "Louis Koo admits surprise over role as Francis Ng's son".
  6. "This old man sheds skin and ages in reverse".
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