

Rest on Your Shoulder
2011, Chinese. Directed by Jacob Cheung Chi-Leung.
In an unspecified time when epidemics run rampant, botanist Yan Guo and his fiance-assistant Baobao move to Moon Island, a nature reserve, to research the curing properties of rare plants. As is customary, they pray to the magical Eros Tree to cement their love, unaware that they have to undergo a severe trial, in which Baobao must remain unseen to Yan for three years in exchange for his life.
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 8 July 2011
- Original title
- 肩上蝶
- Country
- Japan, China, Hong Kong
- Written by
- Jacob Cheung Chi-Leung
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Rest on Your Shoulder runs 93 minutes (1h 33m).
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Rest on Your Shoulder isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 8 July 2011. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Rest on Your Shoulder?
Rest on Your Shoulder (2011) was directed by Jacob Cheung Chi-Leung and stars Chen Kun, Gigi Leung Wing-kei, Gwei Lun-Mei.