Love on a Diet

Love on a Diet (瘦身男女)

Year : 2001

Director : Johnnie To Wai Ka-Fai

Cast
Andy Lau as Fatso (肥佬)
Sammi Cheng as Mini Mo (Mini Mo 肥婆)
Rikiya Kurokawa as Kurokawa

Plot
Mini Mo (Sammi Cheng) is a Hong Kong resident living in Japan. She suffers from depression, low self-esteem and a binge eating disorder – the result which sees her suffers from extreme obesity. A suicide attempt causes her to meet Fatso (Andy Lau), a Hong Kong salesman working in Japan who is also obese.
Mini sticks with Fatso everywhere, and although initially vexed by Mini, Fatso discovers the reason behind her depression. Mini cannot forget her former boyfriend, Kurokawa(Rikiya Kurokawa), who is now a world-famous pianist. Mini is fearful of meeting Kurokawa in her present size. Touched by her story and her sweet nature, Fatso promises to whip her back into shape. After trying desperate means of losing weight, Fatso tries enrolls Mini on an expensive weight-loss program , in order to earn more, he opens a boxing gig on the streets allowing on-lookers to punch him to vent their pent-up frustrations. The program proves to be very successful,Mini regains her former slim and pretty look.
On the night of her reunion with Kurokawa, Fatso drops Mini off at Tokyo Tower and she meets up with former beau under the gazing eyes of the local media. The pair are interviewed by a local network, but Mini notices another broadcast featuring Fatso’s street boxing gig. She finally realizes how much Fatso has sacrificed himself for her and is moved to tears.
Months later, Mini publishes a bestseller on dieting, and finds a slimmed-down Fatso carrying her book in a park……