This difference in emphasis can be attributed to the personnel involved in the production. Pen-ek benefits greatly from working with several very talented collaborators: the legendary Australian cinematographer Chris Doyle (famed for his work with Wong Kar-Wai); Japanese actor Asano Tadanobu in the role of Kenji; and the influential young Thai writer Prabda Yoon. Doyle’s influence on the film appears to have been significant, inspiring Pen-ek to adopt a more relaxed, imprecise approach to storytelling in which time and place are less concrete. Pen-ek also credits Doyle for conceiving some of the more curious moments in the film, including scenes in which the identities of Noi and Nid merge and the two actresses (real life sisters) appear interchangeably in an almost arbitrary fashion.