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Titre original : Seihokusei

2015
2h 5min

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5,6/10

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Kei works at a cocktail bar, while Ai works as a model. Fearing she'll be ostracized by society, Kei chooses not to admit her sexual orientation to anyone, and, as a result, she becomes distressed and lonely. One day, Kei gets close to Naima, an Iranian student studying art in Japan. Ai quickly becomes jealous of them and their budding relationship. Kei gradually becomes pessimistic as she thinks about a future with Ai, and Ai worries that she will lose Kei. In the meantime, Naima is having a hard time understanding what Kei wants despite growing closer to her. All three of them are embarrassed and insecure but eventually they begin to share their emotions.

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Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueKei hides her orientation, feels lonely. Befriends Naima, an Iranian student. Ai gets jealous. Kei doubts future with Ai. Naima struggles understanding Kei. Eventually, they share emotions a... Tout lireKei hides her orientation, feels lonely. Befriends Naima, an Iranian student. Ai gets jealous. Kei doubts future with Ai. Naima struggles understanding Kei. Eventually, they share emotions amidst insecurities.Kei hides her orientation, feels lonely. Befriends Naima, an Iranian student. Ai gets jealous. Kei doubts future with Ai. Naima struggles understanding Kei. Eventually, they share emotions amidst insecurities.

Réalisation
- Takuro Nakamura
Scénario
- Takuro Nakamura
Casting principal

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NOTE IMDb

5,6/10

110

MA NOTE

Réalisation
- Takuro Nakamura
Scénario
- Takuro Nakamura
Casting principal

Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro

Récompenses
- 1 nomination au total

Rôles principaux3

Modifier

Hanae Kan

Sahel Rosa

Naima

Yûka Yamauchi

Réalisation
- Takuro Nakamura
Scénario
- Takuro Nakamura
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3/10

Long pauses, blank expressions and repetitive dialogue.

Normally, I prefer movies that take their time and allow the viewer to digest everything that is seen, heard and happening. However, there needs to be something to take one's time with. Here we get long pauses, people staring into space with blank expressions and dialogue that has "I'm sorry" in almost every conversation, sometimes more than once. As often as not, the dialogue ends with someone walking out/away leaving the conversation hanging.

This continues for 2 hours. There is a plot/story but it could have been handled in 30 minutes. Yes, that can be stretched out with some close-ups and some symbolic scenes and mood setting and certainly some character development but even that should amount to something.

The movie ends with us not knowing much more about the protagonists than we did at the beginning. We have two young Japanese lesbians with various problems and insecurities. One of them meets a female Iranian student and some complications and misunderstandings ensue. The pattern and results are predictable although not actually resolved.

I was curious about the concept behind the story but it really was a waste of time. Mercilessly stretching out a very thin script and very little content of any kind does not equal art or entertainment.