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Umoregi

  • 20052005
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
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Umoregi (2005)
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Machi, a young high school student from a small mountain town, is having fun with her friends inventing the outline of a fantasy tale. They all add an episode to this exquisite invention whi... Read allMachi, a young high school student from a small mountain town, is having fun with her friends inventing the outline of a fantasy tale. They all add an episode to this exquisite invention whilst, in parallel, the adults pursue their daily life.Machi, a young high school student from a small mountain town, is having fun with her friends inventing the outline of a fantasy tale. They all add an episode to this exquisite invention whilst, in parallel, the adults pursue their daily life.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
297
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
248,415
72,293
  • Director
    • Kôhei Oguri
  • Writers
    • Kôhei Oguri(screenplay)
    • Tsukasa Sasaki(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Tadanobu Asano
    • Mai Enoki
    • Tokie Hidari
Top credits
  • Director
    • Kôhei Oguri
  • Writers
    • Kôhei Oguri(screenplay)
    • Tsukasa Sasaki(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Tadanobu Asano
    • Mai Enoki
    • Tokie Hidari
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    • 5User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Tadanobu Asano
    Tadanobu Asano
    • San-chan
    Mai Enoki
    Tokie Hidari
    Mitsuru Hirata
    Karen
    • Machi
    Ittoku Kishibe
    Tomoko Nakajima
    Tomoko Nakajima
    Takashi Nishina
    Sumiko Sakamoto
    Akira Sakata
    Yoshi Sakô
    Yûko Tanaka
    Hiromitsu Tosaka
    • Tomo
    Taka Ôkubo
    • Director
      • Kôhei Oguri
    • Writers
      • Kôhei Oguri(screenplay)
      • Tsukasa Sasaki(screenplay)
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    2/10
    Waste of time
    This is the most incomprehensible movie I have ever seen in my life. I've always had trouble fully understanding film festival movies (yes, some are not meant to be understood, and movies that leaves you thinking are more interesting), but NEVER have I been left absolutely clueless by end of a film, among over 300 Japanese movies I have watched. The entire movie is made of many bits of random events that had zero coherence. In fact, if not for the title "Umoregi" (Buried-Tree), I wouldn't even have known which one was the main storyline.

    I am fluent in Japanese, but the understanding of the language and its culture did not help me one bit in trying to figure out what this director/writer was trying to say. Perhaps I needed some magic mushrooms for this magical trip into the dream.

    I was deeply disappointed to see many positive reviews from film critics for this movie. I personally think it's wrong to praise a film just because the director is famous and you're too afraid to admit you didn't understand the movie.
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    • ethSin
    • Oct 16, 2007

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    • Release date
      • June 25, 2005 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • The Buried Forest
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR

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