Sawako Decides (2010)

After 5 years in Tokyo, 5 part-time jobs, 5 boyfriends, Sawako's life is going nowhere. When her father gets seriously ill she have to take over his struggling factory. Gradually she becomes the decider of her own life.

Director:

Yûya Ishii

Writer:

Yûya Ishii (screenplay)

Stars:

Hikari Mitsushima, Kôtarô Shiga, Ryô Iwamatsu

Cast

Credited cast:
Hikari Mitsushima	...	Sawako
Kôtarô Shiga	...	Tadao
Ryô Iwamatsu	...	Nobuo
Kira Aihara	...	Kayoko
Masashi Endô	...	Kenichi
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Makiko Amuro
Kurt Chiba
Katsuki Emura
Yumi Hirose
Miyoko Inagawa
Toshiaki Inomata
Tsubasa Itô
Tsubasa Kikuchi
Tomiko Kudô
Emi Makino

Storyline

After 5 years in Tokyo, 5 part-time jobs, 5 boyfriends, Sawako's life is going nowhere. When her father gets seriously ill she have to take over his struggling factory. Gradually she becomes the decider of her own life.

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Plot Keywords:

father | 

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Genres:

Drama

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User Reviews

Some Funny Parts, Japanese Audiences Liked it, A Bit Slow

(See the previous review for a very good plot synopsis)

I went to see this movie in Tokyo because Pia Magazine (the leading Japanese language entertainment magazine in Tokyo) had done theater exit polls for several movies and this one had scored best with 50+ respondents giving it an average of >90/100 points. Clearly Japanese audiences liked it.

I liked it too, in general. There were parts that were quietly funny and pleasantly quirky. There were scenes that were very funny. The performance of the leading lady, however, was somewhat mixed. She was very convincing in some scenes, less convincing in others. Also, the overall pace of the movie was a little slow. It probably could have been edited down by about 10 minutes with beneficial effect.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

1 May 2010 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Sawako Decides

Company Credits

Production Co:

Avex Entertainment, Imagica, PIA

Technical Specs

Color:

Color