This quiet little drama is worthy of a 10 but the enigmatic, open-ended ending is a real disappointment. Nevertheless, there's a familiarity about this story. It's one an older generation of gay men have shared with me over the years. They had boyfriends early in life but eventually were forced into a traditional marriage with kids. When the kids finally grew up they were able to revisit their native sexual orientation. It was really refreshing to see a quiet little drama out in the countryside with only three main characters (for the most part). The music was wonderful (even if not very well edited together). This could have been like a rather dull stage play with just the two houses, but the director opened up a lot of beautiful scenery and dialog-free montages. The metaphor of Natto being distasteful until you acquire a taste for it (or until it's presented properly) was a delightful way to say, "How do you know you don't like something until you've tried it?" Well, I guess there's a sequel to this (which I have not seen yet) but, in my view, a better ending would have been for Toey to end up with another guy (perhaps the one he says goodbye to at the airport?) and leave Oat to this chosen life path. You can still have that scene of regret, but life goes on and it's better not to dwell too much on a past you can't go back to.