An erotic espionage thriller mostly set in Hong Kong in 1938 and in Shanghai in 1942, when it was occupied by the Imperial Japanese Army and ruled by the puppet government led by Wang Jing Wei. It depicts a group of Chinese university students from the Lingnan University who plot to assassinate a high-ranking special agent and recruiter of the puppet government using an attractive young woman to lure him into a trap.
Both having the same male lead actor (Tony Leung) both movies share a similar vibe even though Lust, Cation takes the love entanglement to the next level. One might see that if you watch In the Mood for Love firs, Lust, Cation seems like a continuation overall for the male protagonist. From far and unreachable to ever connected and almost wrongful placed love.
The story will focus on a love triangle between the three leads. Eikura plays the role of Morimoto Naoko, a girl from the countryside whose first love is her uncle, Ikezawa Masato. She follows after him to Tokyo by getting admitted into an elite medical university, but there she runs into Masato's girlfriend and colleague Aya, a beautiful and intelligent researcher who is the daughter of the university hospital's director. However, things get complicated after Naoko and Masato meet again.
