1st Kiss (2025)

"Loneliness first begins with love"

This story is about how the love between a married couple has grown cold until one day, the husband dies. The wife having grown used to the empty marriage, feels numb to his death. But on Christmas day, the wife stumbles into a worm hole and travels back to the past. She gets to meet her husband from 15 years ago, the day they first met. This is where the story starts.

The story deals with the idea of rushed marriages without proper communication, what it means to take something for granite, what's more important than living, and what would you do if you knew your fate? This movie deals with may complex layers of love and yet it shines in all the slow moments. Sincere and shy interactions, dialogue full of life, and characters that you grow connected to. This is a beautiful love story of romance and life.

I also want to mention that this movie had one of the most compelling intro scenes I've ever seen. It felt sudden and that was the horror. One second, he's thinking how it makes sense for death to come suddenly, but his final thought is still "Please, wait." (not a spoiler it happens within the first minute of the movie)

For the movie to end with a love letter is the most beautiful cycle. For the ending to not be grand, to not be as extravagant as time travel, but to be as simple as spending every day together - loving all the details, all the small moments, and treasuring each one as grand.

"Good morning"
"Good night"
"Welcome back"
"I'm home"
"Thank you"
"See you later"

Love is in the details

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Beautifully Heart wrenching Plot

Screenwriter Sakamoto Yuji did it again!!! Team up with Director Tsukahara Ayuko makes it more cinematic.. Both delivered great ecstatic cinematography and script

You can't change the fate but in-between life so that you don't regret and create more happiness.. She time travel many times just showed how much she loved her husband.. It was unbearable to watch but her effort definitely make changes..

Also the chemistry between Takako Matsu and Matsumura Hokuto are really great.. They looked perfectly fine with each other and showed remarkable performances..

It was bittersweet feeling but in a good ways.. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

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