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Nagisa no Shindobaddo (1995)
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Ryosuke Hashiguchi (writer)
Release Date:
16 December 1995 (Japan)
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Fortunately this film isn't just another repetition of the Japanese highschool drama genre - even though...
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Yoshinori Okada | ... | Shuji Ito | |
| Ayumi Hamasaki | ... | Kasane Aihara | |
| Kouji Yamaguchi | ... | Touru Kanbara | |
| Kumi Takada | ... | Ayako Shimizu | |
| Shizuka Isami | ... | Rika Matsuo | |
| Kouta Kusano | ... | Hiroyuki Yoshida | |
| Yoshihiko Hakamada | ... | Fujita | |
| Bang-ho Cho | ... | Teacher | |
| Miyako Yamaguchi | ... | Ms. Yoshida | |
| Toshie Negishi | ... | Ms. Nezu | |
| Kunio Murai | ... | Shuji's Father | |
| Hiroko Anzai | |||
| Kenichiro Samejima | |||
| Kazumi Ikeda | |||
| Chiharu Ishikawa | ... | Noriko Yoshida |
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Like Grains of Sand (USA)
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Canada:129 min
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References Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)
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| It's like the japanese verison of The Wild Reeds | subcomandantemarco |
| What's the song at the end? | tnwestlake |
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Watching this movie, I can't help drawing the comparison between it and Wild Reeds, another thoughtful film about teenagers coming of age.
Like Wild Reeds, this movie is slow and the director would not be hurried. So if you want a quick resolution to things, don't watch it. This movie is like a slice of life, beginning imperfectly and ending imperfectly. There's no resolution to anything, no happily ever after for anybody, just like real life.
This movie is as real as it gets. The acting is surprisingly good. The director is fond of long, really long, shots and the actors and actresses excel at showing subtlety and inner thoughts.
I love this movie. I almost didn't watch it but now I'm very glad that I did. It's not a movie for everyone but if you're willing to let it grow on you, you will be rewarded.
10/10