Girl meets boy in rural fishing town. They fall in love. But the girl also fell for the stupid modern meme of having to go to the big city to pursue a career and "chase her dream", whatever that it. Of course long distance relationships never work longer than a couple of weeks, and that's where the drama part of the story comes in. A pretty common movie theme, which I am not a big fan of. I just keep thinking "what a waste". It makes for a nice bittersweet romance, but the message I draw from these movies is always that instead of running away to the big city, people should stay where they are rooted, hang on to the person they fall in love with, get married and have some children instead.
But despite all that and the fact that the story seems a bit forced at times, it's still a sweet film with good acting, likeable characters and some beautiful scenery.
P.S.; Why are English speaking scenes with American actors in Japanese movies always so freaking cringe?
