Like Real Slumming in Japan

Rating: 9/10 (25 January 2019)

14 October 2003 (revised January 25, 2019). This movie reminds me of Bridges of Madison County. While the setting is Japan in this movie, the relationship seems similar. What the audience is exposed to is a slice of informal life of the real Japan and this movie comes across more of a documentary without narrative about two people who find themselves in Japan. Without much of a script in appearance, this slow moving, more evocative feeling sensual movie is more about sensations than about drama or storyline. The movie becomes more of an experience and instead evokes the more inscrutable depths of a drama. The mesmerizing backdrop of Japan and the realistic sensation of actually living an ordinary life of two people's experiences and friendship are compelling. Nine out of Ten Stars.