Kokan Uso Nikki

10/10 is my rating. This is a 2023 Japanese Romantic movie with a run time of 110 minutes. It is based on novel "Kokan Uso Nikki" by Iiyo Sakura

First I provide a unique synopsis then review

Synopsis

When 2nd year high school student, Nozomi Kuroda (Hiyori Sakurda) finds a confession letter in her desk, she cannot believe it is from Jun Setoyama (Fumiya Takahashi) the most popular boy at the high school. Although not sure what to do at first, Nozomi writes a reply and leaves it with Jun's gym shoes. After they exchange notes a couple of times, Jun starts his reply in a diary and writes if they fill up the diary they will date. Just when she starts to feel a connection, Nozomi learns that the letter that started it all was actually intended for her best friend, Erino Matsumoto (Mizuki Kayashima). Embarrassed by the mistake but also starting to have feelings for Jun, Nozomi decides to continue the exchange. Nozomi discovers that Jun is able to readily express his thoughts and feelings and his transparency causes her to learn to be more open herself. Nozomi and Jun also start to see each other more frequently in person as their friend groups overlap and Nozomi struggles to hide her romantic feelings for Jun. When the deception is eventually revealed, will Jun's feelings on paper translate to genuine love for Nozomi? Or will he be disappointed he was not writing Erino after all?

Review

I loved this movie. It was a slow build, heartfelt romance. I appreciate it did not have all the over-the-top displays of physical contact and there was nothing "woke" in the storyline. I would watch it again and highly recommend it to anybody that is a fan of heartwarming romances. There were even some surprises in the plot so it was well written enough to add some intrigue.

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I liked this movie very much, the reason why I gave it 10 points is that the movie is so perfect that everyone can watch it and there is nothing to exaggerate. Anyone who likes J-drama will love this movie. This is my advice. As for the characters, Fumiya Takahashi is quite attractive and his smile is very beautiful. He is my favorite actor. Our other character, Hiyori Sakurada, is a very sweet girl and her acting is very good. They match very well with Fumiya Takahashi. You may cry at some part of the movie because it is so emotional and romantic. The other characters are also nice, but I don't want to talk about them because this article will get too long, but to mention just a little, all the actors are very sweet. My advice is for everyone to watch it.

If you're looking for a nice and enjoyable film about romance and young love than is a good film for you!

This is a fairly standard high school romance film, with nice bits of humor and of course a major misunderstanding that will become important near the end. So standard romcom formula but hey it works!

Well acted, the characters and actors who play them are all cute and likeable, there are no major villains here, nor is there any traumatic drama to deal with. Its a nice movie to watch on cozy Saturday night when you've got no plans and nowhere to be but your couch. If you enjoy romance movies then make sure you give this one a try!