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37 Seconds

  • 2019
  • 1h 55m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
3.3K
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Mei Kayama in 37 Seconds (2019)
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Yuma is a young Japanese woman with cerebral palsy. Torn between her obligations towards her family and her dream to become a manga artist, she struggles to lead a self-determined life.Yuma is a young Japanese woman with cerebral palsy. Torn between her obligations towards her family and her dream to become a manga artist, she struggles to lead a self-determined life.Yuma is a young Japanese woman with cerebral palsy. Torn between her obligations towards her family and her dream to become a manga artist, she struggles to lead a self-determined life.

  • Director
    • Hikari
  • Writer
    • Hikari
  • Stars
    • Makiko Watanabe
    • Eita Okuno
    • Nanami Kawakami
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    3.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Hikari
    • Writer
      • Hikari
    • Stars
      • Makiko Watanabe
      • Eita Okuno
      • Nanami Kawakami
    • 32User reviews
    • 27Critic reviews
    • 62Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 10 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Nanami Kawakami
    • Porn Star
    Kiyohiko Shibukawa
    • Pimp
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    Misuzu Kanno
    • Kyoko Takada
    Mei Kayama
    • Yuma Takada
    Minori Hagiwara
    Minori Hagiwara
    • Sayaka
    Shunsuke Daitô
    Shunsuke Daitô
    • Toshiya
    Shizuka Ishibashi
    • Physical Therapist
    Haruka Imô
    • Yuka
    • (as Haruka Imou)
    Yuka Itaya
    • Fujimoto
    Shôhei Uno
    • Iketani
    Toshinori Omi
    • Furuya
    Takashi Kawaguchi
    • Radio DJ
    Daichi Kodaira
    • Neet
    Kôtarô Torii
    • Cool Guy
    Seiko Ozone
    • Sayaka's Mother
    Moctar Diouf
    • Cosplayer
    • (as Moctar·D)
    • Director
      • Hikari
    • Writer
      • Hikari
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    10info-5918

    This is a 10 - Beautiful, dramatic, emotional film.

    I've reviewed 41 movies for IMDB over the space of 10 years...this is my only 10.

    37 seconds is a beautiful, emotional movie, a wonderful story of a determined girl to do things she wanted to do, breaking out of her comfort zone, and how she deals with the challenges of the life she lives. Its a wonderful story of the challenges of parenthood, and dealing a daughter with special needs. Absolutlely incredible movie... probably cried in this movie more than any other. Completely underated, one of Japan's best.
    6sanwolfx

    All over the place

    The film touches on a lot of issues concerning disability, but does very little with each of them before jumping to the next one. And then, towards the second half, the movie changes direction to focus on Yuma's complicated family history rather than her personal struggles; it feels as a contrived pretext to not really answer the questions of the first half about love and sex, but just say "she reconciled with her mom, so everything is fine".

    Annoyingly, most of the conflict in the film is resolved by the fact that Yuma is a very talented artist, kind of wealthy, pretty, kind, and well-adjusted to be independent. So the moment she makes some good friends, it seems like all her troubles disappear. It's one of those cases where the story looks as if it's centered around social issues, but in reality it's more about the character dealing with mental barriers, and once those are overcome the film forgets about all the systemic problems which are still there.

    And then, the friends she gets sort of fall out of the sky, and immediately decide to take care of her for no apparent reason; they are the nicest, most supportive, and least judgemental people in the world. So again, the film takes the easy way out and avoids dealing with any of the problems people with disabilities encounter in more realistic, flawed friendships.
    9richardscook-642-706516

    A real gem

    I had just finished a hectic shift at 1am and needed something to fall asleep to. I don't watch a lot of Japanese cinema so I figured this would be a good choice. Bad choice! It was so good, I stayed awake and watched the whole thing! Mei Kayama in the main role is SUPERB, as is her mother. The other actors play their respective parts very well too, but the relationship between Yuma (Mei) and her mother (Misuzu Takada) is just sensational. The movie is about a young woman with cerebral palsy who is told to get some life experience in order to strengthen her art. She accepts the challenge with both hands and tries to do the things any 23 year old woman would do, but it sometimes doesn't work out for her the way she would like due to her disability. Mei is a super cute actress and very talented. This really was a very unique and insightful film. Very touching, very innocent, very inspiring. Definitely worth a watch. It's currently on Netflix in the USA and Canada if you have a a subscription.
    8Hombredelfuturo

    Yearning for freedom

    First I want to say that this and "The forest of love" are Netflix productions and are impressive good. This movie is simple and straightforward but powerful. All is treated so good; that I think is to promote the great spirit of the main character You have great scenes were the camera work just let the action rolls very subtle; good color palette and good acting; very natural. The light; plenty of light and brightness in all the film. You also have couple of underground well known actors doing small gigs. The pace of the story is right and in any moment you feel that a given scene is too long.
    9jsroach-03838

    Need to view this one!

    I'm not sure if any movie can be a perfect 10 but for what this film is, it's pretty close!!

    The best thing to do is just watch this uniquely sad and happy film! Some of u may dislike it while others will love it!!

    This movie was fantastic to me, based on how well the amateur actors performed, the overall story, and the subtle roller coaster ride of emotions it displays!!

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    • Release date
      • February 7, 2020 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • official website for the film
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • Thai
    • Also known as
      • 37 Giây
    • Filming locations
      • Thailand
    • Production companies
      • Knockonwood
      • Hikari Films
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 55m(115 min)
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    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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