This Place
2026·Drama·1h 25m
7.1
★
An introspective journey of a Filipino daughter attending the funeral of her estranged OFW father in a city in Japan that is rebuilding from the aftermath of the March 2011 tsunami.
Directed by Jaime Pacena II
IMDB
N/A
Cast
Gabby Padilla
Ella
Arisa Nakano
Reina
Reiko Kataoka
Atsuko
Satoshi Nikaido
Sada
Sho Yakumaru
Nishi
Meanne Espinosa
Lesley
Crew
Len Calvo
Original Music Composer
Marya Ignacio
Editor
Dan Villegas
Director of Photography
Dan Villegas
Executive Producer
Antoinette Jadaone
Executive Producer
Dan Villegas
Producer
Eero Yves Francisco
Production Design
Pamela Miras
Creative Consultant
Popular Reviews
3 reviews
Neil
7.8★ · 04/05/25
HIKARI!!!
A pretty and understated film about healing relationships set in the backdrop of Rikuzentakata's history of resilience as a community.
It's definitely a pretty film, with cinematography that gives me glimpses of Columbus. I'm always one for heartwarming dramas that focus on relationships but Kono Basho's just seem lacking with respect to writing depth to its characters—the situation is there, and is enough to land this film home, but the characters just seemed non-existent if taken out of the confines of the story.
Loved the chemistry between Arisa Nakano and Gabby Padilla though. Especially with the way Arisa performs despite the bland writing.
Regardless, I'll definitely be looking forward to Pacena's future works.
A pretty and understated film about healing relationships set in the backdrop of Rikuzentakata's history of resilience as a community.
It's definitely a pretty film, with cinematography that gives me glimpses of Columbus. I'm always one for heartwarming dramas that focus on relationships but Kono Basho's just seem lacking with respect to writing depth to its characters—the situation is there, and is enough to land this film home, but the characters just seemed non-existent if taken out of the confines of the story.
Loved the chemistry between Arisa Nakano and Gabby Padilla though. Especially with the way Arisa performs despite the bland writing.
Regardless, I'll definitely be looking forward to Pacena's future works.
HIKARI!!!
A pretty and understated film about healing relationships set in the backdrop of Rikuzentakata's history of resilience as a community.
It's definitely a pretty film, with cinematography that gives me glimpses of Columbus. I'm always one for heartwarming dramas that focus on relationships but Kono Basho's just seem lacking with respect to writing depth to its characters—the situation is there, and is enough to land this film home, but the characters just seemed non-existent if taken out of the confines of the story.
Loved the chemistry between Arisa Nakano and Gabby Padilla though. Especially with the way Arisa performs despite the bland writing.
Regardless, I'll definitely be looking forward to Pacena's future works.
A pretty and understated film about healing relationships set in the backdrop of Rikuzentakata's history of resilience as a community.
It's definitely a pretty film, with cinematography that gives me glimpses of Columbus. I'm always one for heartwarming dramas that focus on relationships but Kono Basho's just seem lacking with respect to writing depth to its characters—the situation is there, and is enough to land this film home, but the characters just seemed non-existent if taken out of the confines of the story.
Loved the chemistry between Arisa Nakano and Gabby Padilla though. Especially with the way Arisa performs despite the bland writing.
Regardless, I'll definitely be looking forward to Pacena's future works.
Vladimir
7.0★ · 10/30/24
hindi ko inakala na ganon siya kasimpleng storyline but damn,,,
hindi ko inakala na ganon siya kasimpleng storyline but damn,,,
Ulric
5.1★ · 08/06/24