Favorite films

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  Sayounara 2018

  ★★★★★ Watched 28 Feb 2025

  This movie's a quietly captivating exploration of grief, which shows the life a teenager. Yuki, a high school girl grappling with the sudden death of her classmate and best friend, Aya, in a way that feels both raw and restrained. What stood out to me was that the emotions unfold naturally without forcing anything. I also really liked the pastel visuals and lingering shots of the sea which could be mirroring Yuki’s internal journey, giving the film an almost meditative…

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  All Summer Long 2022

  ★★★½ Watched 23 Feb 2025

  Reminded me of when I was in Japan... minus all the other stuff... 関西弁好き！

Popular reviews

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  The Notebook 2004

  ½ Rewatched 14 Jul 2024 1

  This movie made me cry... not out of sadness but out of frustration

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  My Broken Mariko 2022

  ★★★★★ Watched 20 Feb 2025

  I remember reading the manga a couple of years back, it left me hollow. Loved the manga... loved the adaptation just as much

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