Cast
- Joseph Chang as Shane (余守恒)
- Bryant Chang as Jonathan (康正行)
- Kate Yeung as Carrie (慧嘉)
There is an underlying poetic subtext based on the astrological significance in the character's Chinese names:
- Shane: (Chinese: 守恒; pinyin: shou heng) represents (Chinese: 恒星; pinyin: heng xing) star (the Sun).
- Jonathan: (Chinese: 正行; pinyin: zheng xing) represents (Chinese: 行星; pinyin: xing xing) planet (the Earth).
- Carrie: (Chinese: 慧嘉; pinyin: hui jia) represents (Chinese: 彗星; pinyin: hui xing) the Comet.
- The Sun always shines.
- The Earth follows its route surrounding the Sun, but cannot approach it.
- The Comet brings surprise to the solar system.
- The picture is incomplete without any one of them.
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