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The world before Kano understood the beauty of Tchaikovsky's music was a cruel one. She said she often wrote him letters at a cafe, so he wanted to try it himself. Yes, he could fake normal, drinking coffee and listening to classical music. It's an easy thing to do. But the truth remains that the discrepancy between Yoko's world and his was too much. His gaze was always uncertain and anguish; the patterns of his old life were back, as though they were stuck in a Sisyphean loop.

Excellent framing technique and the choice of classical music, as well as an oyabun that loved paintings, makes it unusual setting of both beauty and macabre.

Choji is a deeply unhappy man. Even though people go in and out of his izakaya aka snack bar - either for snacks or gossip, nobody seems to realize how unhappy Choji really is, except his one true friend. Not even his sweet, hardworking wife knows much about his past. As much as he wears a 'mask', Choji really is a stoic man. By this I mean he's the type that lives in accordance with reality.

Bad things happen, good things happen. Doesn't matter because that's life. The point in living a good life is to able to find peace even if he's not living his dream, or even living with the woman he truly loves.

In order to build a better life, some women choose to help themselves, instead of relying on their Prince Charming aka romantic fantasies.

A rather cynical, anti-romance film with a small hint of optimism.