I'm usually great at predicting the stories early on to where they are going. I guessed wrong every time in this movie. Think most will find this a refreshing & thought-provoking movie. It is what I would call a light-hearted drama. Uncomplicated. But I did cry during it. As in many smaller budget Japanese films, there is not an overabundance of characters. The main focus is on Yuki but we get to know and understand Daiki and Hatsue quite well. It is less about the relationship between them. More about each and their own story to tell. I could understand each of them, which made me enjoy this movie even more. The more we understand each character (sorry, providing more details would be a spoiler) the more we feel for them. The acting is well performed. The movie flows without feeling fragmented into separate scenes. I highly recommend watching!
Plot summary
Yuka Shibuya is a struggling actress. She goes to Kasama city every autumn to help out the Kinoshita family with their chestnut harvesting as a part timer. But this year was different. Grandpa Kinoshita had passed away in the spring so Hatsue, now a widow, greets Yuka by herself. And Daiki Mishima, a mysterious young man, appears out of nowhere. The story of these three living under the same roof, unfolds. "You see, chestnuts are covered in a spiny bur. So are we" "Our true selves are in the innermost depths of our heart. If someone tried to touch it, they could get hurt. The edgier he gets, the more precious what he's trying to protect is." The three start to form a special bond as the chestnut harvest progresses. But what happens to Hatsue, slowly changes the fate of Yuka and Daiki.
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