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  Maraṇasati 2023

  Watched 10 May 2023

  She asked me 
  Do you believe the world after death ? 
  My answer: There is only beginning in one’s life. Death is just a point on the line of life. 
  But, it’s the idea influenced by Haruki Murakami’s Norwegian Wood.
  If I can say honestly, I would say I don’t believe any of my future. Even though I recognize that the present can’t exist without the past and future, it won’t change the feeling of walking slowly along a never-ending…

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  April Story 1998

  Watched 20 Apr 2023

  I was concerned about the camera work throughout. The fixed camera and shots showing her entire body and face from the front ...Uzuki's face filled the frame. In public, she is always somewhat vague and reserved, but she shows her girlishness when she is alone. This may be an expression of her sense of freedom and unfamiliarity with Tokyo. I also feel affection for her inability to tell a good lie.
  The camera, which captures her life from a far…

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  Happy Together 1997

  Watched 05 Apr 2023

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

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  American Girl 2021

  Watched 17 Mar 2023

  A girl cries, a mother cries, and a father cries.  “my sister” the voice concludes their everyday life. The too close life of a family makes a distance between their minds. But, they find a home in the small and poor Taiwan house.

  It reminded me of House of Hummingbird. 
  The film describes the chaotic society, environment, and relationships of a family that arrives in Taiwan during the SARS epidemic in 2003. In a relatively short 101 minutes, it objectively depicts the…

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