Your Lovely Smile

Festival Booklet

Lim Kah Wai was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1973. He graduated from Osaka University with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering in 1998 and worked as a network engineer in Tokyo for six years. Later, he moved to China to study directing at the Beijing Film Academy and made his directorial debut “After All These Years”, which premiered at the Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) in 2010.

Also in 2010, his second film “Magic And Loss” premiered at the Busan International Film Festival. In 2011, he returned to HKIFF with “New World”, the first instalment of his Osaka trilogy, which would be followed by “Fly Me To Minami” (2013) and "Come And Go" (2020). In 2016, he made a mainstream film “Love In Late Autumn”, which was released commercially in both China and Hong Kong.

Lim has proved a truly pan-Asian filmmaker as his films were often set in diferent Asian countries with multi-national cast: “After All These Years” was filmed in China; “Magic And Loss” was filmed in Hong Kong, featuring Japanese and South Korean actors; “New World” was filmed in Beijing and Osaka, with a Chinese lead actress; “Fly Me To Minami” was filmed in Hong Kong, South Korea and Osaka, with a local cast from each location.

Outside Asia, he has made two independent films with small crews and local amateur actors in the Balkan regions: “No Where, Now Here” was made in Slovenia and Macedonia in 2017 and “Somewhen, Somewhere” in Serbia, Montenegro and Croatia in 2018.

His latest film “ COME&GO” was world premiered at Tokyo International Film Festival 2020 and received high praise.

Filmography

2010 After All These Years

2010 Magic And Loss

2011 New World (Shinsekai Story)

2013 Fly Me To Minami

2016 Love In Late Autumn

2018 No Where, Now Here

2019 Somewhen, Somewhere

2020 Come & Go

2022 Your Lovely Smile

2023 Everything, Everywhere (Post-production)