Second Masumura (could there be a better introduction than Blind Beast!?)
Wasn't much enthusiastic in the beginning thinking it would be cheezy, but was quickly engrossed by the tight blocking of characters in this compact screen showcasing the boiling tension and claustrophobia that Yuko's presence brought to the house.
In absolute awe of the sister fight scene around the 40 min mark. The music choice, how Teruko's actor plays her, blocking and editing effectively turn this dramatic scene into a…

This was like watching a Bollywood melodrama if they were like way better and had stronger themes and were shot better…….

Second movie of the director after Lily Chou Chou so was expecting more of his musical melancholy. But what I was not expecting was it to be a comedy. Apparently, Letterboxd thinks The Farewell with its two-three jokes is a comedy when this isn’t? It took me half the movie to realise this maybe because I was expecting something…

Watching this made me remember going to cram school and sitting in jam-packed classes with barely any space left to move. I remember seeing guys whizzing past me on bikes with girls on their backseat and finding them obnoxious while still wanting to be in their place. I remember feeling exasperated from my father for the smallest of things. Sure the arcade machines were not there but these spaces still existed.

What I am describing was my life in 2010s…