Destiny: Kamakura monogatari

I loved this film, I saw it at camera Japan festival. It is so sweet and loving, a fantasy- and lovestory in one. Yes it's slow-paced, but it makes it even more beautiful, and the small turns are little presents. Wish I could watch it again, but it's not really available in my country.

This movie did a fantastic job capitalizing on people's stupidity, luring them to believe that it actually has some substance and soul behind the mediocre CGI, boring storyline and terrible acting. Well, it doesn't, u r just watching just another pretentious Japanese film.

I saw this yesterday, on a long-haul flight, with English subtitles - I was intrigued, because I already own the manga version, and have a Youtube channel dedicated to Kamakura (Green Morning Dragon Productions). I am not a huge fan of Japanese cinema - I find it overly melodramatic, and stocked with agency 'tarento' who leave me cold. Thankfully not the case, here. Very well cast - the two leads, Takahata (my first introduction to her work, and hopefully not the last) and Sakai were excellent together, the story was engaging, without being schlocky or ludicrous, and the film looked luscious - the special effects were outstanding, and brought a lot to the film. If you're into Harry Potter, I think you'll like this for the creatures and the well-executed fantasy element too. A clever, romantic fantasy, with heart.

I wasted my time by watching this movie. You don't.

This movie is so amazing, fantasy and very different from many movies. One more thing that make me surprise is that this movie has only 9xx reviewers