BUSAN -- The most anticipated cinematic opening this weekend in China isn't the latest Hatsune Miku movie, despite the virtual idol's huge popularity in the country. Nor is it the award-winning drama "Mostly Sunny," even though that film features superstar Huang Xiaoming.
Actor Yao Chen, right, with director Teng Congcong on the set of "Send Me to the Clouds" in Guiyang, China, in 2019: The touching but funny film broke ground in depicting Yao's character exploring her sexuality after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer. (Bad Rabbit Pictures)
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