Nishino Yukihiko no koi to bôken (2014)

Nishino Yukihiko no koi to bôken: Directed by Nami Iguchi. With Yutaka Takenouchi, Machiko Ono, Riko Narumi, Fumino Kimura. Yukihiko Nishino is very popular with women, but, in the end, he is always dumped by a woman. Yukihiko seeks out his true love.

“The plot is far from being groundbreaking, and to be honest I was expecting something pretty boring.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhile certain shots seemed exaggeratedly long to me, with a pretty slow paste in general, it was surprisingly captivating. Iguchi Nami nicely takes her time to depict the personalities of ordinary but somehow unconventional people in today Japan.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWith the regrettable exception of the main character, the performances are all very good. Machiko Ono, that I had seen and liked in Koreedau0026#39;s u0026quot;Like father like sonu0026quot;, is the highlight of the film to me. Yutaka Takenouchi does great job. Excellent Sawako Agawa.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe special effect and supernatural components seemed quite unnecessary.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBut all together, the film is definitely worth watching.”