Aichaku

I'm not a foreigner and I'm not gay. I don't understand everything in this movie. I liked that it still made me feel like I was not an enemy when I watched it. It didn't make fun of Japanese people and straight people were not the villain. It was about life conflicts and all kinds of love. The villain is just situations the characters are in. They have to figure out what is moving forward.

Was it a perfect movie? No. Was it an interesting movie? Yes. I recommend it. It is worth checking out, especially since it's free on prime video. If it was not free, I am not sure what I would think or feel. For something free though I felt like it had a lot of value, so maybe I would not mind.

It was amazing and what a beautiful setting and story. I've wanted to visit Japan in the past but it made me fall in love more.

The story of Luke and Ken is beautiful and they make such an cute and powerful couple, a true example that two people can change the course of their futures.

The Christophers are so compelling and heartfelt. They make it so easy to follow the story and journey of Luke and Ken.

The setting in Japan compliments the love story and family stories lines so well and bridges two cultures in one bucolic masterpiece of a country.

Definitely recommend this to everyone an hour and a half well spent.

Trite, self indulgent and bad. Just bad overall.

I won't even begin to voice my opinion after a reviewer (above or below me here), I'll call them double D said the exact same thing I was thinking as I read each of their paragraphs. There isn't even an OUNCE of chemistry between them, nada.

The Japanese lead was incredibly good to look at, I will give you that and he kept my interest for the film. That being said, even in Japanese he couldn't act as way out of a wet paper bag. No offense my friend, I'm not attacking you personally if you read this review...but given what I viewed, you would not have acted your way out a out of a wet, perforated bag.

As for the American lead, it's been a long, long time since I've seen such incredibly poor and self indulgent melodramatic turns, heaped under a pile of what the actor thought he was emoting, emotions, topped by all sorts of VERY stereotypical, "barbie like" head throws and twists and with all KINDS of stomping and swishing going on when they were upset. This is how an adult, who goes to Japan to teach English, carries themselves?

Was this supposed to be a trans film, maybe a lady/boy type of film? I am being dead serious.

I'm hoping that this is just a sophomore attempt and then it gives everyone involved the chance to learn and grow and make better each time you produce and then present. I'd love to give you more than two stars but I'm sorry, the American lead destroyed it for me, it's not even worth the time nor the effort to point out some of the poor camera angles, the lighting, the direction, and how someone, never it seems, took into account sound and how to utilize it. The Japanese lead is soft spoken YET no one in sound took this into account? GOD GRIEF!)

This drama rom-com felt a little bit dry in my opinion. Maybe because there's not enough soundtrack to support the movie? Music can influence a movie greatly if you can pick the right ones. Maybe there wasn't enough budget to hire some musicians? Too bad. Plot wise, it's decent and pretty interesting to watch. It's just that this movie is also about green card fraud. So it's in the grey area with the law. But that's the only thing in the movie that raises some eye brows. Everything else is just good drama and dry humor. It's well directed and the acting was passable. Especially for non-famous actors and actresses.

I've been watching this movie often since I discovered it, and every time it moves me as if it were the first time! I usually love movies where the main message is clear from the start, but in this case, there's the surprise that love can do anything! Ken is a boy shaped by the bitterness of life. Without emotions, he suffers because he can't express them and doesn't know what he wants from his life. Then Luke, with his simplicity, wins Ken's heart. This movie is a succession of emotions, but it's not boring because at times it's funny! A beautiful movie! I highly recommend it! The actors are magnificent!