Gem of a film

Rating: 10/10 (31 May 2004)

This is a precious gem of a film. Small, brilliant and valuable, yet the value lies in comparison to other films. You just do not see that many films focused on relationships that develop curiously and leave you hanging, but happy for the experience.
Last summer, I was in Japan sitting in a hotel lobby at 3am in the dark and surfing the web. That feeling was duplicated by this film. Japan is a culture of contradictions, and it was a perfect venue for this examination of two wandering spirits joined by their experiences in Japan.
We need more films without a foundation of violence or sex for gratuitous purposes, that are introspective. No special effects were needed to tell this story.