Kita Kita
2017 Filipino film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kita Kita (I See You; キタ キタ) is a 2017 Philippine romantic comedy film written and directed by Sigrid Andrea P. Bernardo, and starring Alessandra de Rossi and Empoy Marquez. Set in Sapporo, Japan,[6] the film follows Lea (De Rossi), a Filipino tour guide living in Japan who goes blind after having witnessed her Japanese fiancé's infidelity. After a while, fellow Filipino and charmer Tonyo (Marquez) makes a sudden appearance and befriends the visually impaired Lea in the best possible ways; eventually, they fall for one another. The film is produced by Joyce Bernal and Piolo Pascual's Spring Films and distributed by Viva Films.
Kita Kita | |
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English | I See You |
Directed by | Sigrid Andrea Bernardo |
Written by | Sigrid Andrea Bernardo |
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Starring | |
Narrated by | Piolo Pascual[1] |
Cinematography | Boy Yñiguez |
Edited by | Marya Ignacio |
Music by | Arlene Flerida Calvo |
Production company | Viva Films
Sharo Entertainment Productions |
Distributed by | VIVA Films |
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Running time | 95 minutes[2] |
Country | Philippines |
Language | Filipino |
Budget | ₱10 million[3] |
Box office | ₱320 million[4][5] |
Kita Kita had its world premiere in Japan at the 12th Osaka Asian Film Festival in March 2017,[7] before a general release in the Philippines on July 19, 2017. The film received generally favorable reviews and has been deemed a sleeper hit,[11] grossing ₱100 million on its first week and ₱240 million the following week, on a modest budget of ₱10 million. Kita Kita ended its theatrical run with a worldwide gross of ₱320 million, making it the highest-grossing Philippine independent film.[5] Post-release, CNN Philippines considered Kita Kita to be one of the best romantic comedy films of the last 25 years.[12]