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Miss Lonely 1985
Sabishinbou is a nostalgic testament to first love, echoed by the motif of Chopin's "Tristesse." The etude is translated to the also commonly used title, "L'Adieu," and while the film is a goodbye--to youth and Obayashi's first love--it is also an introduction to the self. The film begins with the schoolboy protagonist Hiroki playing pranks with his friends and making a mess of his temple-house for the sake of it.
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Like Grains of Sand 1995
Best queer film (as well as just one of the best youth films) from Japan.
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Aftersun 2022
He hides so much from her so that she can at least enjoy her time with him, to hide his own issues so that they don't affect her, to hide what he is going through (a non-emotional wound being him accidentally cutting his arm and not making a sound as it bleeds out). He just weighs himself and weighs himself. And even with his shortcomings, he feels he just can't do right by his daughter--whether it's his lack of money,…
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