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  Sill Walking(2008) - Yokoyama family gathering 🎥 Film Overview Detail Information Title Still Walking (歩いても歩いても / Aruitemo Aruitemo) Director Hirokazu Kore-eda Genre Drama, Family Release June 28, 2008 (Japan) Runtime 114 minutes Main Cast Hiroshi Abe (Ryota), Kirin Kiki (Toshiko), Yui Natsukawa (Yukari), You (Chinami), Yoshio Harada (Kyohei) Cinematography Yutaka Yamazaki Awards Golden Astor for Best Film (Mar del Plata 2008), Asian Film Award for Best Film Rotten Tomatoes 100% (64 reviews) Language Japanese Note Created as a tribute to Kore-eda's late mother 📖 Plot Summary On a summer day, the Yokoyama family gathers at their parents' home to commemorate the fifteenth anniversary of their eldest son Junpei's death. He drowned twelve years ago while saving a stranger—a boy who was attempting suicide. Ryota (Hiroshi Abe), the surviving son, arrives with his new wife Yukari (a widow) and her young son. His sister...

  🎥 Film Overview Detail Information Title Letters to Juliet Director Gary Winick Genre Romantic Comedy, Drama Release May 14, 2010 (USA) Runtime 105 minutes Main Cast Amanda Seyfried (Sophie), Vanessa Redgrave (Claire), Christopher Egan (Charlie), Gael García Bernal (Victor), Franco Nero (Lorenzo) Based on "Letters to Juliet" book by Lise & Ceil Friedman (2006) Box Office $79.2 million worldwide Filming Location Verona and Tuscany, Italy Note Final film directed by Gary Winick before his death in 2011 📖 Plot Summary Sophie (Amanda Seyfried), a fact-checker for The New Yorker with dreams of becoming a writer, travels to Verona, Italy, for her pre-honeymoon with her chef fiancé Victor (Gael García Bernal). While Victor obsessively hunts for the perfect ingredients, Sophie discovers the "Secretaries of Juliet"—volunteers who answer letters left at Juliet's wall by the heartbroken. Among the letters, Soph...

                                        🎥 Film Overview Detail Information Title Toilet (トイレット / Toiretto) Director Naoko Ogigami Genre Drama, Comedy, Family Release August 28, 2010 (Japan) Runtime 109 minutes Main Cast Alex House (Ray), Tatiana Maslany (Lisa), David Rendall (Maury), Masako Motai (Baachan) Language English, Japanese Production Japan-Canada co-production Filming Location Toronto, Canada Box Office $102,273 worldwide 📖 Plot Summary After their mother's death, three adult siblings find themselves living together under one roof for the first time in years. Ray (Alex House), a 30-something engineer obsessed with Gundam toys, has spent his life avoiding emotional attachments. Lisa (Tatiana Maslany), a neurotic college student, tries to control everything around her. Maury (David Rendall), once a promising pianist, has beco...

Illustrations reflecting Architecture 101 's central themes: a developing romance and a significant house overlooking the sea. 🎥 Film Overview Detail Information Title Architecture 101 (건축학개론) Director Lee Yong-ju Genre Romance, Drama Release 2012 (South Korea) Runtime 118 minutes Main Cast Uhm Tae-woong (Adult Seung-min), Han Ga-in (Adult Seo-yeon), Lee Je-hoon (Young Seung-min), Suzy (Young Seo-yeon), Jo Jung-seok (Nab-deuk) Box Office 4.1 million admissions (South Korea) Language Korean 📖 Plot Summary Past (1990s): Seung-min (Lee Je-hoon), a shy architecture student, falls for Seo-yeon (Suzy), a music major, during an "Introduction to Architecture" course. They work together on a class project, growing closer through quiet moments and unspoken feelings. But youthful hesitation and miscommunication keep them from ever truly connecting, and they eventually lose touch. Present (2012): Fifteen years later, Seung-min (Uhm Ta...

  🎥 Film Overview Detail Information Title Under the Tuscan Sun Director Audrey Wells Genre Romance, Drama, Comedy Release 2003 (USA) Runtime 113 minutes Main Cast Diane Lane (Frances), Sandra Oh (Patti), Lindsay Duncan (Katherine) Based on Frances Mayes' memoir (1996) Rating PG-13 Rotten Tomatoes 62% Critics / 81% Audience    📖 Plot Summary Frances Mayes (Diane Lane), a 35-year-old San Francisco writer, is devastated after her divorce. Unable to write and barely functioning, she reluctantly accepts her friend Patti's invitation to join a bus tour of Tuscany. During the tour, Frances impulsively purchases a crumbling villa in Cortona, Italy. With no real plan, limited Italian language skills, and no construction experience, she begins the overwhelming task of renovating both the house and her own broken spirit. As Frances works on restoring the villa, she meets colorful locals, forms unexpected friendships, and slowly...

  Savoring a quiet moment with warm bread and coffee — a small slice of happiness 🎥 Film Overview Detail Information Title Bread of Happiness (しあわせのパン / Shiawase no Pan) Also Known As Happy Happy Bread, Pan de Felicidad Director Yukiko Mishima Screenplay Yukiko Mishima Genre Drama, Food Film, Healing Cinema (Iyashi-kei) Release Date January 21, 2012 (Hokkaido); January 28, 2012 (nationwide Japan) Runtime 114 minutes (1h 54m) Country Japan Language Japanese Cast Tomoyo Harada (Mizushima Rie), Yo Oizumi (Mizushima Nao/Sang), Kanna Mori (Saito Kaori), Yuta Hiraoka (Yamashita Tokio), Ken Mitsuishi (Miku's father), Kimiko Yo (glass blower) Filming Location Lake Toya (洞爺湖), Hokkaido, Japan Cinematography Ryu Segawa Music Goro Yasukawa Theme Song "Hitotsu Dake" (ひとつだけ) by Akiko Yano & Kyoshiro Imawano (1980) Production Company At Movie Rating G (All Ages) Box Office $717,956 USD (as of January 29, 201...

 When life doesn't go as planned, especially in your 40s, how do you truly start over? 🌿 "Lucky Chan-sil" (찬실이는 복도 많지, 2019), directed by Kim Cho-hee, quietly explores this universal question with tender humor and profound honesty. It's a film that doesn't shout for attention—instead, it listens, breathes, and softly reminds us that losing everything might just be the beginning of truly living. 📖 What is Lucky Chan-sil About? Chan-sil, a dedicated film producer in her 40s, suddenly finds herself unemployed after the director she's worked with for years passes away unexpectedly. Left with financial uncertainty and a heavy question mark over her identity, she moves into a small, affordable hillside apartment owned by an eccentric elderly landlady played by the legendary Yoon Yeo-jeong. Between taking on part-time cleaning jobs, quiet walks through the Seoul alleys, and long, honest talks with her landlady and friends, Chan-sil slowly begins to rediscover h...

The Chef of South Polar: In the harsh Antarctic, joy is found on the dinner table. A chef brightens the dark, isolated winter with an unbelievable feast, proving good food is the best spiritual fuel for survival 🎥 Film Overview Detail Information Title The Chef of South Polar (南極料理人 / Nankyoku Ryorinin) Also Known As Antarctic Chef, Omoshiro Nankyoku Ryorinin Director Shuichi Okita Screenplay Shuichi Okita Based on Autobiographical essays by Jun Nishimura Genre Comedy, Drama, Food Film, Slice of Life Release Date August 8, 2009 (Japan) Runtime 125 minutes (2h 5m) Country Japan Language Japanese Cast Masato Sakai (Chef Nishimura), Kengo Kora (Kawamura/Niiyan), Kitaro (Captain Kaneda), Namase Katsuhisa (Motoyama), Kosuke Toyohara (Hirasawa) Filming Location Sets in Japan (replicating Dome Fuji Station, Antarctica) Cinematography Akiko Ashizawa Food Stylist Nami Iijima (Kamome Diner, Megane), Takako Kuretani Production Comp...