Crying Out Love, In The Center Of the World
I was going to watch My Girl and I, but read that it was actually a remake of a Japanese film, Crying Out Love, In The Center Of the World. So I decided to watch the original first. According to wikipedia, this movie is actually based on a novel. There are also manga and tv drama adaptations.
Anyway, this movie is one of the top films in Japan in 2004, and I didn't realize that a very nice song by Ken Hirai is actually the theme song for it. Basically, the movie is about the relationship between two teenagers, Sakutaro "Saku" Matsumoto and Aki Hirose, which is unfold through the memories of an adult Sakutaro. It is a typical romance tragedy type of story but presented beautifully. There is a part where they exchange cassette tapes to communicate their feelings is pretty sweet.
The movie running time is about 2 hours 18 minutes long. A bit long, but all the loose ends are properly taken cared of before the movie ends. A very nice movie, worth watching!
2 comments:
i saw this movie about a year back and i love it. its got a pretty good soundstrack as well:)
I found the drama in Tower Records in DVD format. But a bit expensive, almost RM70 ...
- Kay Hiang
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