If you want to read my review of After the Rain, read this post. In 恋は雨上がりのように, Akira Tachibana is a former youth athlete who has fallen in love with her work manager, Masami Kondo, a divorced man who is old enough to be her father.
Continue reading “After The Rain”NANA
If you want to read my review of NANA, the movie, read this post. In ナナ, two totally different girls, named Nana, meet on the train, while moving to Tokyo, where they end up visiting the same apartment and choosing to live together.
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If you want to read my review of Tapestry, read this post. In 糸, Ren and Aoi meet for the first time at age 13 and fall in love as children. The mismatches and circumstances of life separate them. But for decades, they keep meeting as if there is an invisible connection between them.
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If you want to read my review of Last Letter, read this post. In ラストレター, Yuri Kishibeno is mistaken for her late sister, Misaki, by her first love, Kyoshiro Otosaka. Afterwards, she receives a message from him saying that he still loves Misaki from childhood. So Yuri decides to answer him, in a way to keep Misaki’s memory alive.
Continue reading “Last Letter”Little Nights, Little Love
If you want to read my review of Little Nights, Little Love, read this post. In アイネクライネナハトムジーク, a 27-year-old salaryman, Sato, leads his love life passively. Even so, he hopes for a spark of life in the form of a great novel.
Continue reading “Little Nights, Little Love”My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday
If you want to read my review of My Tomorrow Your Yesterday, read this post. In ぼくは明日、昨日のきみとデートする, Takatoshi Minamiyama fell in love at first sight with Emi Fukuju. But, he doesn’t know that she can manipulate the space-time continuum.
Continue reading “My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday”Asako I and II
If you want to read my review of Asako I & II, read this post. In 寝ても覚めても, Asako fell in love with Baku, a man so free that one day he simply disappeared. Years later, she meets Ryohei, a man with a completely different personality than Baku. But, with the identical face.
Continue reading “Asako I and II”I was recently at the Marunouchi building and took the opportunity to make this record of Tokyo station.
It is not possible to list how many dramas and Japanese movies were filmed in this Tokyo subway station.
One of my favorite productions was Tokyo Love Story, the 2020 version. One of the scenes was filmed with Shizuka Ishibashi as Rika and Kentaro Ito as Kanji, down in the square.
Phases of the Moon
If you want to read my review of Phases of the Moon, read this post. In 月の満ち欠け, Tsuyoshi Osanai lost his wife, Kozue Osanai, and daughter, Ruri Osanai, in a car accident. Years later, he discovers that they reincarnated to resolve unfinished business.
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If you want to read my review of Policeman and Me, read this post. In P to JK, Kako Motoya is a 16-year-old high school student and Kota Sagano is a 26-year-old police officer. Unaware of this, they fall in love. He knows the only right way to keep her is with her parents’ blessing for their marriage.
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