Love on Sunday (2006) Koi suru nichiyobi
Love on Sunday (2006)
DVDRip | MKV | 716x480 | x264 @ 1640 Kbps | 96 min | 1,24 Gb
Audio: Japanese (日本語) AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs: English (embedded in MKV)
Genre: Drama
DVDRip | MKV | 716x480 | x264 @ 1640 Kbps | 96 min | 1,24 Gb
Audio: Japanese (日本語) AC3 2.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs: English (embedded in MKV)
Genre: Drama
Directors: Manabu Asô, Ryuichi Hiroki
Stars: Mark Chinnery, Yuria Haga, Takami Mizuhashi
Akira had to transfer schools upon graduation because of her father's job. She was reluctant to move because of her secret love for Nao, a childhood friend. Nao, however, is head over heels for Tamaki. A farewell party is planned for Akira. She had longed to spend the final day with Nao, but oblivious to Akira's feelings, he invites Tamaki to the party instead. An argument ensues at the party, prompting Akira to leave. Akira cannot forgive Tamaki for playing with Nao's feelings. Then, a senior member of Akira's archery club and Tamaki's former boyfriend, Gaku comes into the picture.
I had the opportunity to see this at Nippon Connection Festival in Frankfurt/Germany and was quite surprised cause it has been a long time since I've seen a Japanese movie without Yakuza, sex, violence, slapstick or tarantinoesk gang-shootout. This one takes some time to get fully into gear, but after 20 Minutes the audience gets the connection to the four main characters which are teenagers in a town not far from Tokyo.
There isn't much to spoil about the story of the flick which is quite simple but profound. If you can remember the time in school and if you had a school-love, perhaps, you will find a sweetness in this picture, that will make you laugh and that will make you sad.
The director Ryuichi Hiroki was present at the film festival and said that he wanted to see if other people could connect to the topic. I certainly could which is something I cannot say about many Japanese movies.
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Love on Sunday (2006) Koi suru nichiyobi
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