Ikoku Nikki

A 2-hour movie about an aunt adopting her niece after the death of her parents.

Got curious about Aragaki Yui's latest acting project, only to stumble across a very competent and well-structured movie that covers the topic of maturity in a very approachable and likeable manner. While the "weight" of "moving on" is at its core, it doesn't center on those lingering feelings directly, but are always present. Instead, it builds a charming family relationship that manages to satisfy.

Still, it could be considered a tad tame, easy-going and mild in the storytelling department, but the fact is that it doesn't waste its allotted time with over dramatic moments.. but some very natural developments come to pass. More importantly, they delivered a perfect ending that conveys a good feeling.

Very easy to recommend for me.

Note to self, for future "looking backs" : "Interpreting the words left to us.." + "Asa, a morning that will surely come."

I wanted to look at this film because it is intrigued by the story of this aunt who decides to adopt the granddaughter after he lost his parents, the way the aunt adopts his nephew is to say the least questionable by making him a speech out of the head but it is good forgets we forget it, I am so sorry to speak badly of this film but I was really disappointed the film is confronted with many situations but none of these situations is ever in depth, New schoolmates who is always shown to us superficially also the story of the gay friend who confides is staged without too much commitment, the relationship of the aunt who did not want to marry we are shown to us only at the end of the film seems more like a documentary on the life of these 7/8 people without happening anything special and if something special is like the loss of the grandson that is one of the main topics of the film seems almost no one, even the story and the story is the story. Boring, now I don't ask for a korean drama but at least interesting dialogues, I'm sorry but this is my opinion.