My Missing Valentine (2020) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

A lost day and an absent Valentine lead Yang Hsiao-chi toward letters and a partially revealed connection to her forgotten childhood.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

The Day That Vanished

Yang Hsiao-chi reports that she has lost an entire day and cannot remember where she went. Liu Wen-sen's absence and the changed weekday deepen the mystery.

Key Events

• Reports a Missing Day — Yang Hsiao-chi reports that she cannot remember an entire day. Characters: Yang Hsiao-chi Location: Police station
• Sunburned Without Memories — She has badly sunburned arms and face but no memory of the missing day. Characters: Yang Hsiao-chi Location: Unspecified
• Valentine's Day Appointment — She says she was supposed to spend Valentine's Day with Liu Wen-sen. Characters: Yang Hsiao-chi, Liu Wen-sen Location: Unspecified
• Liu Wen-sen Is Missing — Liu Wen-sen failed to appear and now cannot be found. Characters: Yang Hsiao-chi, Liu Wen-sen Location: Unspecified
• Monday Confirms the Gap — She discovers the date is Monday rather than Sunday. Characters: Yang Hsiao-chi Location: Unspecified

Too Fast for Everyone

Childhood memories establish Yang Hsiao-chi's lifelong sense that she moves faster than others. Her adult life at the post office and her growing excitement about Liu Wen-sen extend that contrast.

Key Events

• A Childhood Pattern — Her memories show that she began childhood activities too early. Characters: Yang Hsiao-chi Location: Unspecified
• Impatient at the Post Office — As an adult, her impatience contrasts with the slower pace around her. Characters: Yang Hsiao-chi Location: Post office
• Growing Excitement — She speaks enthusiastically about Liu Wen-sen and his qualities. Characters: Yang Hsiao-chi, Liu Wen-sen Location: Unspecified
• DJ Notices Her Happiness — The Radio DJ remarks on how rapidly her excitement is growing. Characters: Yang Hsiao-chi, Radio DJ Location: Unspecified
• A Hostile Warning — An unnamed hostile man warns someone to leave Yang Hsiao-chi alone. Location: Unspecified

A Family in Absence

Seven months later, Yang Hsiao-chi's Mother prepares to leave Taipei with the children. The family is coping with the father's disappearance and giving away his belongings.

Key Events

• Seven Months Later — Her mother prepares to leave Taipei with the children as the family faces the father's disappearance. Characters: Yang Hsiao-chi, Yang Hsiao-chi, Yang Hsiao-chi Location: Taipei
• Father's Belongings Given Away — The family gives away belongings of the father who has disappeared. Characters: Yang Hsiao-chi, Yang Hsiao-chi, Yang Hsiao-chi Location: Unspecified

Letters to the Forgotten

Letters connected with a secret base point Yang Hsiao-chi toward someone she had forgotten. They describe a slower-moving life and a devastating crash, before a caller begins to connect that history to her childhood.

Key Events

• Letters to a Secret Base — Letters connected with a secret base lead her to someone she had forgotten. Characters: Yang Hsiao-chi Location: Unspecified
• A Slower Life Revealed — The letters describe a person who moved more slowly and later worked as a bus driver. Location: Unspecified
• The Crash in the Letters — The letters recount a multi-car crash in which the person's parents died and the person was seriously injured. Location: Unspecified
• Invitation to the Secret Base — A caller uses her name and invites her to the secret base. Characters: Yang Hsiao-chi Location: Unspecified
• A Childhood Connection Begins — The caller recalls a childhood holiday and the crash, but the transcript ends before the connection is fully explained. Characters: Yang Hsiao-chi, Yang Hsiao-chi Location: Unspecified

Story Breakdown

• The Missing Day — Yang Hsiao-chi reports a day she cannot remember and tries to establish what happened.
  • Police Report — She tells the police station that an entire day is missing from her memory.
  • Sunburned Evidence — Her badly sunburned arms and face remain despite her lack of memories.
• The Absent Valentine — Her expectation of spending Valentine's Day with Liu Wen-sen becomes entangled with his disappearance.
  • Missed Appointment — Liu Wen-sen does not appear for the expected Valentine's Day meeting.
  • Changed Weekday — Finding that it is Monday rather than Sunday confirms that a day has passed.
• A Faster Childhood — Memories show that Yang Hsiao-chi has long felt out of step with the pace of others.
  • Early Starts — As a child, she began races, conversations, photographs, and movements too early.
  • Post Office Pace — As an adult, her impatience contrasts with the slower pace around her at work.
• Growing Happiness — Yang Hsiao-chi's feelings about Liu Wen-sen grow quickly and draw outside notice.
  • Praising Liu — She enthusiastically describes Liu Wen-sen's kindness, honesty, health, humor, and difficult life.
  • DJ's Observation — The Radio DJ remarks on the speed of her growing excitement.
• Family Disruption — The family faces the father's disappearance as Yang Hsiao-chi's Mother plans to leave Taipei.
  • Leaving Taipei — Her mother prepares to take the children to her parents' home in Hsinchu.
  • Giving Away Belongings — The family gives away belongings of the missing father.
• Letters and Memory — Letters connected with a secret base bring Yang Hsiao-chi toward a person she had forgotten.
  • Slower Life — The letters describe someone whose life moves more slowly and who works as a bus driver.
  • Delayed Watch — The letters mention a watch that was delayed.
• The Crash Connection — The letters describe a fatal crash, and a final caller begins to link it to Yang Hsiao-chi's childhood.
  • Family Lost — The account says the person's parents died in a multi-car crash and the person was seriously injured.
  • Invitation to Return — A caller invites Yang Hsiao-chi to the secret base and recalls a childhood holiday and the crash.

Directed by

Chen Yu-hsun

Key Cast

• Liu Kuan-Ting — Ah Tai
• Patty Lee — Yang Hsiao-chi
• Duncan Chow — Liu Wen-sen
• Joanne Missingham — Ye Pei-wen
• Ayugo Huang — Yang Hsiao-chi's Father