An interesting film about an incident that changes the relationship between two brothers (and the rest of their family). The story is told mainly by the point of view of the younger brother, who left the family household to pursue his career in Tokyo. To me, this is the thing that I enjoyed most about the film: when the younger brother comes back to the small town where he grew up and sees that everybody has become exactly what he didn't want to become.. On the negative side, the movie is somewhat predictable, and some of the characters are also characterized in a simplistic manner.
I became curious about this film when I read that the director, Miwa Nishikawa, was an assistant director of Hirokazu Kore eda, and I wasn't disapointed by this effort. I'm interested in seeing what her next film will be like. |
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