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I'm not a fan of romance feat. illness films. Still I got my favorite that I've watched around 10 years ago that is Koizora & this film. Idk if I've ever watch other film with the same topic, so only those two that I can and will always remember, because they are good and I think I don't need to watch the other.

It's a rewatch, like trying to reminisce because I also happened to have forgotten some of the contents of this film, so I decided to re-watch it.

Inoue Mao & Masaki Okada looks so young in here, they are also quite good at building chemistry and doing dramatic scenes, and they're made me crying hu hu hu.

Enough... enough... I think that's all I can type hu hu hu.

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I've already watched the South Korean remake 5 months ago, and I actually forgot about the remake a little bit but somehow when I saw the warning from the producer at the beginning of this film, it made me think for the first 10 minutes, then I suddenly remembered the remake. That, honestly, makes me really regret my brain behaviour, I feel like cursing myself for knowing what "secret ending" means in the warning.

Honestly I think this original version and the remake are both good, both giving the same level of pain and stinging, except for the burning anger in my heart that I can't repeat because I already know the ending.

The storyline is the same but there are many differences in it. Like Mayu, played by Atsuko Maeda, it is said that she works as a dental hygienist but she is never shown working, while in the remake, her character is a nurse, shown when she works. It didn't have much effect on me, because the actress played well, so they both experience the same suffering.

Hmm... what should I type more? I don't feel like to compared further of this original and the remake, also not really want to dig deeper.

Ohh...

Atsuko Maeda or Acchan, playing Mayu is built into a figure of dream girlfriend, she is kawaii, adorable, loveable, appealing, sweet, enchanting, captivating, endearing, precious and she also seems smart and a future wife material as long as the man can appreciate and take care of her. Her voice is charming, feels soothing, I want to hear it every day, that "Takkun~" makes my heart flattered because it's so sweet.

Kinda wish I was born earlier so I can experience Acchan in her AKB48 days. Doesn't mean I regret to born younger tho, because I love my kami oshi in my Profile Picture.

I don't feel like to mention the remake, just in case there's somebody who have watched the remake but more stupid than me, that they're not realize they already watched the remake so they're still surprise with the ending. I don't want to ruin it for them if they read this blabbering.

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If this film didn't have many characters, it would feel scary, but because the story is about a film crew making a film, of course, many people are involved, and the feeling of dread is closed and I can only felt the cold.

The ghost, to be honest, is scary from the moment when she was just smiles but blurry in old film footage until her laughter with those black teeth becomes clear when she face our director's character. Her make up isn't as scary as Sadako and Kayako, but her laughing expression can give you have nightmares.

Only 3 stars because it still make me shiver, and now I want to sleep cause it's already late but i don't think i can.

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I started to like Shinobu Yaguchi after watching Waterboys and Swing Girls, I started to believe that I can enjoy all his movies. For some reason he was able to make films about swimming and jazz music that were fun and made me appreciate the efforts of the characters, including in Happy Flight which is about people who work for airlines.

You could say this film gives a little insight into what is happening inside the airline, and shows a lot of work that revolves around aviation such as pilots, flight attendants, the ground-crew, mechanics, dispatchers, controllers, and the bird patrol crew, then shows how their importance in supporting a flight.

I've never been on an airplane, so I don't know if what's shown here is realistic or not, but I like how the characters here are shown to be very disciplined and professional despite facing many challenges, of course, none of which is easy in all jobs.

The flight drama is thick but Mr. Shinobu is good at throwing jokes at the right time which makes me laugh a lot in serious situations, like when Capt. Suzuki wanted to announce the flight after take off, but the channel was still connected to the dispatcher, then Suzuki was laughed at by the dispatcher, then Mr. Hanada told him to repeat the announcement but Suzuki becoming nervous then he messed up and laughed at by the passangers, and anyway you have to watch it yourself to enjoy the jokes because there are still many funny moments.

As for the actors, they do their respective roles very well, but who catches my eyes was Ayase Haruka, her acting is pretty good but she's pretty and very kawaii, I think I fallin for her. I'll try to find out about her after this.

If you reread it from above, it seems that I really like this film and I deserve to give it 5 stars, but unfortunately this film doesn't give the satisfaction that it gave me after I watched Swing Girls.

That's all from me, thank you.

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A zero to hero story very delightfully packed, the pattern is almost the same as Mr. Shinobu's previous work, "Waterboys", and I thought it would be the same, it turned out that my expectation that this Jazz Band would be a replacement for the food poisoning school brass band until the end turned out to be broken even before the middle of the film, which made me gape and the Swing Girls members were disappointed while pretending to be strong seeing the members of the school brass band recover quickly and take their place again, I also cried when the Swing Girls members left school crying because I knew they had tried so hard and had even done it with heart, but all in vain.

From there I bonded with the characters, especially Suzuki, Takuo, Saito, Sekiguchi and Tanaka; because they can be called the founding members of Swing Girls who try to live their dreams and passions that grew unintentionally.

In the rest of the film, i just enjoying the jazz performance which is very cool while watching the characters of the young people do it with passion, burning enthusiasm and sacrificed a lot of valuable things in their lives to do jazz.

I've read other user review, and must agree that this film better than Whiplash, despite has the same great jazz performance but this film has kawaii girls who sheds blood, sweat & tears.

Absolutely one of the best film I've ever watch and rank up high there.

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You're gonna say more more more more more and more~
Meomchuji mothae more more more and more~
Geureoni han beon deo~
I wanna have more more more more more and more~
Meomchugi shireo more more more and more~
Geureoni han beon deo~

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I was expecting to watch a pink film with silly story but this is actually darker, so artistic.

Twice song's "More & More" somehow pop up in my head after i finished this film, and kinda fit I think with the relationship between Michio and Aki that as the time goes by they're together, what they did also getting more & more weird, crazy and beyond reasonable.

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A classic Korean romantic film, reminds me of the drama series Reply which is almost the same as telling a kind of story in the past, where the story also goes hand in hand with the story of the characters in the present. The difference is, in this film, the character in this modern era, or the child of the flashback character, is made to have a love story that is almost the same as his mother. In modern times, the Reply series is more of a tool to trigger nostalgia and do flashbacks while guessing who will be the husband of the main female character.

What is certain is that this film has qualified actors and actresses to build a good film and indeed there is nothing I can complain about from their acting performance here. They manage to build a good chemistry, injecting enough emotion to feel attached to their characters.

I myself prefer the story of Mother, Joo Hee and Oh Joon Ha because it is more emotional and when I saw their love story my eyes filled with tears, their meeting at the hospital was really heartbreaking, as if they realized that was the end of their story. The story of Ji Hye, who is also played by Son Ye Jin, feels lighter but is actually sweeter, they repeat the story of her mother but in Joon Ha's shoes, and is paired with Jo In Sung as Sang Min which surely makes girls melt.

That's all I want to type. Thanks.

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A hidden gem

I came across this short film after watching Wuliang. I never thought a short film would have much impact and my expectations were low but like Wuliang, I was surprised that a short film like this would be on same level as any good full length film.
The story will have you stay and watch with anticipation. Focusing well is needed to have a better grasp of what it is all about. The acting is excellent, the screenplay was great, and the narration, although theres quite a bit compared to any full length film, is good and necessary. I believe due to the shortness of the film, the narration was necessary. I hope the director of Wuliang and this film continue directing this kind of film. I am out of words for how good this and Wuliang film are. The lack of adequate promotion for these two films caused a lot of people to miss this great hidden gem.

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Stirring, Sad, Emotional

This movie is very well done - adapted from a manga.

The characters really made me feel emotional, although most of that emotion is kind of sad. The ending leaves it up to the one watching to decide what happens at the end. The one thing I didn't like bout the movie was the darkness in most of the scenes. I understand that was part of the setting to make the scenes more emotional, but I think the movie could have been made in better lighting.

I feel like both characters had issues, but they took an emotional and physical journey together. One character had a lot of difficulty in all of his relationships, because he didn't know what love really was, but in the end, he finds himself.

This movie is raw, stirring, sad, emotional and yet somehow not sad at the same time.
Both actors did a fantastic job portraying their characters.

The sex scenes between the two characters are explicit. This movie may not be everyone's cup of tea.

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A standalone film with a lot to offer

I honestly don't understand the negative comments about this film - it's frickin' beautifully written, acted, and filmed and is a very important and timely addition to other LGBTQ+ media being produced around the world at this moment. There's also no reason to draw too many comparisons to its prequel because these characters are not the same people they were much earlier - obviously. We get to know who they are right now, which is more important. And while there might not be fanservice and skinship every five minutes, the characters deeply love each other (that's obvious), they are there for one another when it matters, and they plan their lives around each other. Do they make mistakes? For sure...and they pay for them, in various ways.
I believe that this film is ultimately about the ways we can atone for the selfish mistakes we make in our lives and how they affect those around us. But, (and this is big,) sometimes the mistakes that humans make are because the societies that they're in do not have their best interests at heart, and do not allow for folks to live fully into who they are, (and that includes issues around both gender and sexuality.)
This film gets ten stars from me, and I hope more people watch it.

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Hidden Gem

It’s a fluke coming across this film today. I didn’t waste time and searched where I can watch this with English sub; YT didn’t disappoint me.
This could have been a successful full length film or drama series. I can sense there’s so much to tell within the story. The acting was exemplary and the filming was superb. I am wondering why this short film wasn’t promoted well. At any rate, it will be a worthwhile half an hour and at the end watch out because you’ll be wanting more.
Awesome production here! It lacked promotion otherwise it would have made money!0

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from the beginning i already like the cinematography and the setting. it wasn't anything fancy, but good enough. also, the fighting scenes were nicely done too

the poster making it look like harem. but the romance wasn't shown much.

the pacing were a bit too fast. which resulted in poor character development, plot holes, and makes it a bit difficult for me to keep up. but when i finished the whole movie, it's all connected.

I'm not familiar with any of the actors, but they portray their roles nicely

if you want to watch it, don't think too much and just go with the flow

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