A quiet, innocent drama. During the whole movie you can feel the tranquil atmosphere. The story follows a couple who are running a hotel-cafe at the countryside. Here they meet interesting people who are all dealing with some kind of sadness. And now those sad people find a lot of happiness in this cafe. People just open their hearts, while eating the jummiest bread and coffee. It's like a simple piece of bread brings some sort of joy in their lives. Not very strange, because the bread is made with a lot of love. So in that way, visitors can taste love. Read more...
There were some nice close-up shots of bread. Freshly made, still steamy hot. Beautiful! Jummy! But to me that was the only beautiful thing in this movie. To be honest, I got bored after a while. I got more hungry seeing those food-close-ups. And nothing spectacular happens. It was like having a 'pool-experience' again. So Bread of Happiness is not recommendable if you're already sleepy or hungry. Maybe OK for a rainy Sunday morning.
We had high expectations, after seeing the trailer. But hm. We were wrong. Saudade is about a group of construction workers trying to cope with the economical crisis in the country and their personal problems. One of them is a rapper. He's having difficulties with immigrants. He thinks that they are stealing all of their labor and hiphopshows, where he supposed to be the shining star. His collegue falls in love with a Thai hostess, even though he already has a wife. Read more...
It's nice to see the other side of Japan. No hightech Akihabara or fashionable Harajuku. But if you're sitting for 167(!) minutes you're butt will definitely hurt (unfortunately no breaks during the movie). The movie took me toooo long. OK, maybe it's necessary in this story, in order to understand the situations and feelings of the characters. But still, some scenes were too long, that I lost my attention many times. Scenes could be more shortened or skipped. And the roles played by some foreigners. If they are really actors, then I'm a member of 2NE1. OMG, the acting of one Brazilian guy was poor! Why did they cast him?
Himizu is about 14 year old boy Sumida. He owns a little boat renting store (with mom), at the disastrous area which was hit by a Tsunami. The place is abandoned. They only have a few neighbours living in tents. They all adore Sumida. Dad has left him. After a while his mom abandones him too. But then asshole dad visits him, just because he needs money (he has a debt at the Yakuza) and to beat him up. So the boy feels meaningless, not loved by anybody. But there's a girl who's totally obsessively in love with the boy. She's a 'happy' girl unlike the boy. But they both have something in common: they are both unwanted. Then something snaps in Sumida's head, with some terrible consequences. Read more...
Himizu starts a bit slow, but this way you can feel and understand Sumida's emotions better. There are some OMG moments (Sumida beats 'happy' girl and some other shots). I must say, the young actor (who plays Sumida) is great! It's a sad movie. So I don't recommend you to watch it, if you're pms-ing or depressed. I think Himizu is the best movie I've seen during Camera Japan 2012!
1 comment about "Jumi on tour: Japalicious movies":
Aaahaha "Pool experience" XD
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