Some who read this are going to think me odd...very odd in fact, but I teared up at the opening. The beauty of…
You are not odd cause that opening is breathtaking, the music, the scenery, it is epic, and just like you said it captures the beauty of Japan countryside. I've always been fascinated by this part of that country since I started watching jdramas and I always look for dramas/movies that show how beautiful countryside Japan is, so far I found these. http://mydramalist.com/11640-genkai-shuraku-kabushiki-kaisha
Lol I am about to recommend sekai no chusin de ai wo sakebu also starring yamada and ayase but you said you prefer to watch something light after this so nevermind XD.
Disappointed on this one because the first movie ended quite strong that it gives you a feeling that the sequel would be better, but that didn't happen. The CGI is still the same yes but the props and set looks so damn fake like I don't know what happened. The pacing is rushed definitely it so obvious even though I haven't watched the anime or read the manga. The romance part looked forced too even though they invested so much time on it. Aside from ninomiya and Suda the acting here is bad especially the main lead and narimiya hiroki overacts it's kinda annoying to be honest.
http://mydramalist.com/11640-genkai-shuraku-kabushiki-kaisha
http://mydramalist.com/15751-gattan-gattan-soredemo-go
http://mydramalist.com/5339-osozaki-no-himawari
Just maybe you are interested.
6.5/10