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If I had to choose a writer/director to make a movie that’s just people talking, Ryusuke Hamaguchi would probably the first name that comes to mind because he has proven multiple times how unparalleled he is in writing engaging dialogues about basically anything and that it’s all he needs to create some of the greatest movies you’ll ever see. So naturally this movie doesn’t have any of that.
The first 30 minutes are long takes of the main character going…
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It's a perfectly executed meditation about loss, grief and an unfillable void. It's not even a movie, it's a state of mind. It takes the premise and uncompromisingly runs with it.
What serves as a great foundation for that to work is the first act. Incredibly natural performances, she's very talkative and clearly in love with her husband without overtly showing that and you can tell he has something on his mind. But this was done very restrained. He isn't…
Makes you feel as full and warm as a bowl of nabekko dumpling soup on a cold day.
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Few things will be as immortalized for me as the opening shot of this movie. The shot of the flowers accompanied by the most memorable notes of any piece of music, signaling the start of the greatest and most fantastic adventure you'll ever a be part of that started on one random summer's day.
Even in the 5 minutes where this movie doesn't take you on a journey unparalleld in imagination, it can't help but imbue even the most mundane…
