I'm a sucker for romances of such nature, and I thought romances usually fall broadly under two categories - one bearing films like Midnight Sun, and the other being romantic comedies. It's a sweet love story between a busker with a great voice, and an unskilled surfer dude. It's a tale about a love with an end date put on it, and it makes you wonder if it's only with an end in sight, that you try and make the most our of everything, rather than to waste time and take things for granted.

Japanese singer Yui plays Kaoru, a girl inflicted with a rare disorder, which makes her nocturnal. She cannot go out in the sun as the UV rays will wreck havoc on her skin and kill her, and so, from birth, has been kept indoors most of the time, and let out an night to allow her to do what she loves most - busking at a secluded corner at her neighbourhood. She has a crush on Koji (Takashi Tsukamoto),a surfer dude, an average guy with an average life. Each night, she observes him, without his knowledge, from her bedroom window, until one day when she picks up enough courage to make the first move.

Welcome to the world of Japanese romance movies once again, where beautiful cinematic shots are used to enhance locales and make them so integral in the story. Where love is saccharine sweet, and the leads oh-so-beautiful. The songs too, written and sung by Yuri, grows on you, and I won't be surprised if the soundtrack for the movie is selling like hot cakes.

What I thought raised the movie to a different level, is how parents are involved. Usually, in most romances, the parents are out of the picture. Here, they are so very much part of the entire set up, and while they do take the backseat at times, there're scenes dedicated just for the parents, and especially the father figure. It's always especially painful to see your child suffer under an incurable disease, and as a parent, incapable of lifting a finger to help, because you just can't, definitely hurts. Here, the melodrama works full steam, but I thought it was a nice touch to be inclusive of those who always provide unconditional love - parent to child.

Clocking at two hours, the initial pacing is a bit slow when establishing characters and premise, but once that's done, the movie's a breeze. It's an excellent date movie, so guys, take your lady love to this movie, and of course, Yui is opportunity for you to ogle ;-) Remember to bring those tissues!

This is a story about Kaoru (the pretty and talented actress Yui),a 16 year old girl who lives with her parents and has the condition XP, which means she could die if she is exposed to sunlight. So, every evening she goes to town square and plays songs on her guitar. Also, she watches fellow teen Koji from her window, becoming interested in him. This story is about her dealing with the illness and the relationship between her and Koji. To be sure, there are other films like this (like "A Walk To Remember"),but the film is shot with much care for its surroundings. Also, the supporting cast is good, which makes the film more compelling. Of course its somewhat sad but its also sweet. Its obviously not for everyone but its good, with the actress Yui especially being very believable in the role of Kaoru.

I came here after a little bit of research from the really sweet Hollywood remake. I didn't know it was a remake so I was like wow, what an really interesting concept, sort of like a real life fable , Rapunzel type, so it was nice to see that it originally was written abroad since Universally Asian people have the best Rocking Hair Ever! All I want to say is this, Kenji Bando, I don't even know if that is a male name or a female name or if it is even Asian, but all I know is, after watching this, whatever you are, 'I LOVE YOU!' Please do not ever stop writing , creating whatever you do , it needs to go out into the universe, especially our atmosphere, because you are not only a seminal idea maker but wow, that is what I am talking about! God bless you and I can only hope and pray we get more people like this world-wide I don't know , but incredible! fantastic, fabulous, amazing, resplendent - the words on the page are like verse that flow out of the characters with the most dulcet mellifluous melody! Speaking of which, the score in this film was really really affecting, and the songs written for the protagonist were also very moving. What a terrific idea, script, directing, actors, musicians that got together to not only show us their heart but give us their soul, Still loving you from abroad, don't ever stop! (Never have I seen anything like this!)