Hold Me Back

Original title: Watashi wo kuitomete

20202020
2h 13m

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

602

YOUR RATING

Comedy Drama Romance

Love on the edge, which can't get any closer than 10cm: Mitsuko, 31, who is getting used to a solo life and has a counselor named "A" in her brain, falls in love with a young man.Love on the edge, which can't get any closer than 10cm: Mitsuko, 31, who is getting used to a solo life and has a counselor named "A" in her brain, falls in love with a young man.Love on the edge, which can't get any closer than 10cm: Mitsuko, 31, who is getting used to a solo life and has a counselor named "A" in her brain, falls in love with a young man.

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

602

YOUR RATING

- Akiko Ôku
- Risa Wataya(novel)
- Akiko Ôku(screenplay)
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Awards
- 3 wins

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Kento Hayashi and Non in Hold Me Back (2020)

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Trivia
The film was part of the line-up at Toronto Japanese Film Festival (TJFF) in Toronto, Canada in 2021.

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Featured review

9/10

Impossible not to adore!

If you are up for something invigorating, refreshing and uplifting... try this! Perfect for anytime!

Akiko Ohku, as a director - you rule with this piece! What a masterpiece... if you can say that for a rom-com and a late coming of age drama (over 30 years old) hybrid!!!

What a screenplay written by Risa Wataya - a surreal kicks of wasabi feelings in your brain were constant reminder of the fragility of the main character - almost like living on the edge!

And acting of Non (previously known as Rena Nounen) just left me speechless. I didn't care what is she involved in the future - I will watch it! That girl has power and has the audience in her palm, holding us tight!

Unexpectedly great film - and nobody is talking about it?! What is wrong with these people?

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