JFF Theatre

I'm not sure what to make of this except it was worth the time. Might Should have watched again :)

I finally made it through a Japanese documentary (no shade, my options are limited, they tend to be somewhat slow paced, assume big picture knowledge i lack and go into finer detail than my limited knowledge can sustain strong enough interest in), so that rates as a big compliment here :) Ryuden's personality was a big help.

They really made this work.

This was really well done. I can't be comfortable with a family business so dependent on child labour or the father, but much respect for the film makers.

I really loved the friend group and their interactions. It felt like nostalgia for something I never had.

sadly not available to me

Very dark, measured and often subdued comedy.

intense, quiet, beautiful, difficult, hopeful, sad, contrasts.

Somewhat disjointed in the beginning before it settles. Slow and gentle pacing but intense in emotion, wonderful found family dynamic

it was hard though, without that Thai way of cradling pain and grief

Slow, sometimes stark, bio-documentary about the later years of a man's life, but also his love for his wife and work.

A fairy tale I think, about loss and healing.

Utterly bonkers parody and very well done.