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Ichiban utsukushî natsu

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Ichiban utsukushî natsu (2001)
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Naomi (Maho Ukai), is a spoiled teenager from Nagoya whose parents send her off to the country for the summer to work at her aunt's inn. After being asked to care for Mrs. Koide (Yoshie Mina... Read allNaomi (Maho Ukai), is a spoiled teenager from Nagoya whose parents send her off to the country for the summer to work at her aunt's inn. After being asked to care for Mrs. Koide (Yoshie Minami), an aging relative with Alzheimer's disease, Naomi developes an extraordinary friendsh... Read allNaomi (Maho Ukai), is a spoiled teenager from Nagoya whose parents send her off to the country for the summer to work at her aunt's inn. After being asked to care for Mrs. Koide (Yoshie Minami), an aging relative with Alzheimer's disease, Naomi developes an extraordinary friendship with the older woman that changes her perspective on life.
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    • Tsutomu Niwa
    • Etsuko Kimata
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    Tsutomu Niwa
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    Etsuko Kimata
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    Haruo Hanahara
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    Shunsuke Kabeya
    • Yûji
    Kyoko Kanemoto
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    Yoshie Minami
    Yoshie Minami
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    Chie Miyajima
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    Atsushi Ono
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    Ayako Satô
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    Sadayasu Yamakawa
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    8/10
    Very beautiful movie
    This movie sets its story in two opposing contrasts one about urban life and country living, and another about young and old. Yumi, lives a shallow life like many teenage girls living in urban Japan until her father sends her to country side where their relatives live for the summer. She befriends Ms Koide, an old lady who used to be an actress.

    Removed from the urban life, and seeing the contrast between her who has whole life ahead of herself, and an elderly Ms Koide who has nothing to look forward to in life, Yumi begins to put things into perspective about her own life.

    This realization comes very gradually, so the movie seems slow, but the story is told in a very beautiful way. Almost all the people living around her in the city is very selfish, people living in the country aren't as privileged, but are more caring. Yumi gets a chance to reassess her life between the two opposing environment.

    Kind of a coming of age story for an urban girl, but also has message for all of us about what life is all about.

    Highly recommended.
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