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The Village 2023
The trailer for this one was kinda deceiving. It promised some paranormal elements, but this is just a drama about societal oppression and corruption. The dark pit Ryusei stared at the beginning is a mystery that Michihiti Fujii never cared to give us an answer for, for example. I love how Fujii can play with his music and guide his actors to create very emotional scenes but the build of this movie is far less structured compared to his other…
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There Is No Lid on the Sea 2015
First of all, I would have appreciated if the translator sticked to the original title which is "The sea's Lid"/"Umi no Futa" instead of changing it to "There is no Lid on the Sea" which is almost the opposite of what the moviemakers intended it to be!!
When it comes to the theme of moving back to the countryside and figuring out what to do with your life after having lived in the city for so long, this movie is…
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What Is Love? 2018
A beautiful film. Yukino kishii's character's attitude will remind every girl of an abusive relationship she has been in. Giving and giving endlessly and uncontrobally because you are so desperately in love to the point of losing sight of all other important things like work and friends. sounds familiar? yeah!
Ryo Narita's character will make you wonder "what is it about this guy that makes this girl go around wrecking her life for?" the question is even voiced by another character (Sumire). Do NOT expect any straight forward answers.
A very realistic adult romance film.
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