A slow start and weird story yet it will not bore you.
A shy, silent girl's journey to break forth her own shortcomings and stand on her own.
As much as the story, the cinematography and the location of the plot is equally refreshing.
Plot summary
SOMA Ito (KOMAI Ren) is a high school student in Hirosaki City, Aomori. Her hobby is playing the Tsugaru shamisen, a three-string instrument that is popular in her home prefecture. She picked up the skill from her late mother, a talented shamisen player in her own right. While Ito can express herself through music, talking is a little harder due to shyness, which, when coupled with her strong Tsuguru dialect, makes it hard for her to communicate. And so she has few friends but, despite this, she has a strong inner spirit and she makes a big decision to start a part-time job at a maid cafe, much to the concern of her father Koichi (TOYOKAWA Etsushi). With every meeting that Ito has, her confidence begins to grow.
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1280*682
Japanese 2.0
NR
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growing
Situated in rural Japan; something that is a bit different than many other Countries rural areas; I mean; no super modern but you have everything there included libraries!
The story is about how a kid evolves into a young Woman letting a bit aside dumbness and other teenager´s feelings to start to grow at rapid pace.
All tinted with the traditions of the place like the Shamizen and even Ningen isu (a rock/heavy metal with some shamizen mix band) is what another gal was listening...no doubt that I was born in the wrong place.
Anyway; I really liked the role of the Grandma; very subtle and cool like she does not care at all letting things flow.
Background Music seems made for the movie.
Acting just ok.
Camera work could be better.
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Introvert shine!
What I live the most of this film is that it show us the rural Japan...well that and the story. Our protagonist is a shy girl trying to fit in a complex world. The film show us that life is not easy and that sometimes it is under pressure when we bring out the best in us. This is why I enjoyed so much the movie, the introvert girl becomes a shining star.