If you want to read my review of The Limit of Sleeping Beauty, read this post. リミット・オブ・スリーピング・ビューティー, Aki went to Tokyo to try to be an actress, but only managed to become a frustrated magician’s assistant. After 10 years living the madness of the big city, she lost touch with reality.
Continue reading “The Limit of Sleeping Beauty”Japanese movie locations
We all know that the staircase to Suga Shrine is the most popular location used by Makoto Shinkai to set the movie Your Name with Ryūnosuke Kamiki and Kana Hanazawa. But, particularly, I prefer the intersection of the previous corner.
Mitsuha had to go through this corner to access the stairs that lead to the Suga Shrine and, oh yes, record the most famous scene, in the most famous place.
Why do I prefer? Mainly because it is a more accurate scene, a more reliable image of the reality of the place that served as an idea. But, that’s it, the places are there to serve as an idea. No merit is lost and the scene on the stairs is the most emotional.
Just Only Love
If you want to read my review of Just Only Love, read this post. In 愛がなんだ, Teruko is unable to balance the relationship she has with Mamoru in a healthy way, even putting her job and friendships at risk.
Continue reading “Just Only Love”These days I did one of those family programs. Aquarium. Although I went alone. So I think it’s a program for everyone. Just like marine life.
Another thing that I really like, as you are already tired of knowing, are Japanese movies. And this solo tour reminded me of one of the best, Just Remembering, with Sairi Ito and Sosuke Ikematsu, who was an aquarium employee.
The film is very interesting. In addition to the story being very realistic and mature, the script is developed backwards. That is, it starts from the chronological future and ends in the past. Very cool.
Tapestry
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.
Continue reading “Tapestry”Your Name
If you want to read my review of Your Name, read this post. In 君の名は, Mitsuha Miyamizu lives in Itomori (糸守) and Taki Tachibana lives in Tokyo, ever since the day there was a meteor shower, they’ve been strangely connected through space-time.
Continue reading “Your Name”Just Remembering
If you want to read my review of Just Remembering, read this post. In ちょっと思い出しただけ, during the COVID pandemic, a couple of ex-lovers meet, unintentionally, and begin to remember the time they lived together as lovers, only to go their separate ways again.
Continue reading “Just Remembering”Stolen Identity
If you want to read my review of Stole identity, read this post. In スマホを落としただけなのに, Tomita Makoto lost his phone in a taxi. His girlfriend, Inaba Asami, offered to pick up the device where was left by the person who found it. Meanwhile, a cracker, a malicious hacker, invaded the device to steal data and started stalking the couple. In addition, several serial murders are discovered by the police and the victims have the same physical characteristics as Inaba Asami.
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