On the Japanese island of Amami, despite lacking parental guidance, Kaito and his girlfriend Kyoko try to find their place in the world. While Kaito suffers from the absence of his father, who moved to Tokyo after his birth, Kyoko must come to grips with her mother’s terminal illness.
Directed by Naomi Kawase
meaning of life
woman director
teenage romance
finding love
love puzzle
the meaning of life
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Cast
Nijiro Murakami
Kaito
Junko Abe
Kyoko
Miyuki Matsuda
Isa
Tetta Sugimoto
Toru
Makiko Watanabe
Misaki
Jun Murakami
Atsushi
Hideo Sakaki
Teacher
Fujio Tokita
Kamejiro
Crew
Naomi Kawase
Director
Naomi Kawase
Screenplay
Naomi Kawase
Editor
Yutaka Yamazaki
Director of Photography
Lluís Miñarro
Producer
Naomi Kawase
Producer
Lluís Miñarro
Co-Producer
Olivier Père
Co-Producer
Olivier Goinard
Sound Editor
Olivier Goinard
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Popular Reviews
31 reviews
Clara Barbassa
8.0★ · 01/30/26
esse filme deveria ser mais famoso
esse filme deveria ser mais famoso
Slavi
6.0★ · 12/26/25
oh to be a teen in island Amani
oh to be a teen in island Amani
marlondbs
7.0★ · 09/18/25
oh to experience teenage love in an island town and hear ur surfer dad compare his love for your mother to the best wave he's ever surfed
oh to experience teenage love in an island town and hear ur surfer dad compare his love for your mother to the best wave he's ever surfed
luna
6.0★ · 02/03/25
lowkey boring,, but that was mostly cus I don’t think I was in the right mood for it… also lowkey mainly watched for nijiro murakami
lowkey boring,, but that was mostly cus I don’t think I was in the right mood for it… also lowkey mainly watched for nijiro murakami
melinda cerise
7.0★ · 04/06/24
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just witnessed one of the best acting performances ive ever seen in my life. its more than portraying it accurately but doing it in a way that is incredibly moving. the mothers performance as she was passing away was literally so incredible deep and rich. how talented do you have to be to pull that off. that entire moment was INCREDIBLE, i wish theyd built off of that theme more
beautiful shots like BEAUTIFUL but i found the first half to also be a bit flat… not perfect, i understand there’s subtlety going on in what its trying to say but when that happens, the emotional expense is too weak. not much payoff. like trust i get it but there was something structurally missing i guess
the theme of nature, pulling of the roots, the waves going softly, the wind breeze after death. very moving and awesome.
❀
just witnessed one of the best acting performances ive ever seen in my life. its more than portraying it accurately but doing it in a way that is incredibly moving. the mothers performance as she was passing away was literally so incredible deep and rich. how talented do you have to be to pull that off. that entire moment was INCREDIBLE, i wish theyd built off of that theme more
beautiful shots like BEAUTIFUL but i found the first half to also be a bit flat… not perfect, i understand there’s subtlety going on in what its trying to say but when that happens, the emotional expense is too weak. not much payoff. like trust i get it but there was something structurally missing i guess
the theme of nature, pulling of the roots, the waves going softly, the wind breeze after death. very moving and awesome.
