Friends who often pay attention to Japanese movies will definitely have some understanding of Japanese film and television dramas, no matter what kind of theme, we will find that Japanese creators are better at sensationalism, which makes us have the impulse to burst into tears. So among the many Japanese movies, which work is the most tear-inducing?
"Like Father Like Son"
"Like a Father Like a Son" is a parent-child film directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda and starring Masaharu Fukuyama, Makoto Owano, Yoko Maki, and Masaya Nakagawa.
The film tells the story of a comfortable middle-class family in Japan who suddenly learn that their 6-year-old child was mistakenly held in the hospital when he was born and fell into family ethics.
The original interdependent father-son relationship has long transcended the blood bondage, how to choose again? How to give up?
"The Mortician"
Based on the novel The Diary of a Coffin Man by Japanese writer Shinmon Aoki, the film "The Diary of a Coffin Man" was directed by Yojiro Takita and co-starred Masahiro Motoki, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Ryoko Hiromi, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, and Takashi Sasano.
The film tells the life of the Japanese mortician, the film from the perspective of a novice mortician, to observe all kinds of deaths, the demon youth, the mother who left the young girl dead, the grandfather with countless kiss marks, in the various death partes, he gradually liked the job of the mortician, staring at the loving people around the deceased.
Song of the Sun
The film tells the poignant love story between Kaoru, a teenage girl with an incurable disease, and Koji, a surf boy.
The Cicada of the Eighth Day
It is said that cicadas that have been hidden in the soil for many years can only live for another seven days once they come to the ground. "Cicadas on the eighth day" is a suspense that follows throughout the text, and it is also a unique metaphor. The heroines of the story are like empty shells that have lost everything, and their incomprehensible situation is like a cicada living on the eighth day, and when they overcome sadness and loneliness and take the first step alone, they may be able to usher in happiness.
The film is based on the novel of the same name by Mitsuyo Kakuda. The story is divided into two parts, the first half of the story is that Heiko stole her lover's baby because she did not have children, in the years before the police arrested her, she took good care of the child and gave her maternal love, and the second half tells the growth process of Huilicai, who carries a strange fate, to explore the true love and the true meaning of maternal love.
《Sea Monkey》
"Sea Ape" tells the story of Daisuke Senzaki (Hideaki Ito), who was originally a salesman, and because he liked the sea, he joined the Japanese Coast Guard...
In order to be able to work at the forefront of the shipwreck, he underwent a 50-day coast guard diver training at the Kure City Coast Guard University in Hiroshima, and thus officially embarked on the story of the life of a sea ape.
"Forever 0"
"Forever 0" is a Japanese war drama film directed by Takashi Yamazaki and co-starring Junichi Okada, Mayao Inoue, and Haruma Miura.
Alternating between the Pacific War and modern society, the film mainly tells the story of Kentaro Saburō, a young man with lofty ideals, who visits and reminisces about his grandfather's former comrades-in-arms, and explores the past experiences of his grandfather Miyabe Hisazo, who died in battle.
"Forever 0" is to watch the war from the perspective of Japan, from the perspective of an involuntary civilian. His sacrifice in the war is insignificant, but his death will bring infinite blows to his family, no matter how he must live, no matter what, he must return to his family, this is the deepest and most sincere love.
"Forever Sunset of Sanchome"
Sunset forever in Sanchome is a drama film directed by Takashi Yamazaki and starring Hidetaka Yoshioka, Koyuki Kato, and Masaki Horikita.
Set against the backdrop of a shopping street in Sanchome, Yuricho, Tokyo's old town, the film recreates the lives of ordinary people in 1958, when Japan's economy began to recover.
"The Flower Wedding in the Last Month of Life"
The film was directed by Ryuichi Hiroki, written by Hiroshi Saito, and starred Nana Eikura, Eita, Rimi Tezuka, Misako Yasuda, and Ryo Ohsugi. It tells the story of the touching love between Chie Nagashima, a 24-year-old who died of breast cancer, and his lover, Akasu Taro.
This is based on real events. The 24-year-old heroine was originally enjoying a happy life, but was suddenly diagnosed with breast cancer, and when the disease recurred, she only had one month left in her life. In order to realize her dream of wearing a wedding dress, the lovers and the friends around them planned a wedding ceremony... In the work, we can see the protagonist's optimism about fighting cancer and the love of others for her. In this way, I obviously experienced the parting of life and death, but I was still full of happiness, and it also touched the hearts of many people.
"Now, I'd love to see you"
Adapted from Takuji Ichikawa's novel of the same name, "Now, I Want to See You" is a fantasy romance film directed by Yuya Doi and starring Yuko Takeuchi, Shito Nakamura, and Noriko Takei.
The film tells the story of the resurrection of the dead when the rainy season comes, and the story of renewing the husband and son's husband and son's love, mother and son in six weeks, and feeling the warmth of the family.
"Calling for Love in the Center of the World"
"Call for Love in the Center of the World" is a pure love drama film based on the novel of the same name by Japanese novelist Kyoichi Katayama, which caused a social phenomenon level response when the film was released that year.
The film begins with the disappearance of Shotaro (Takao Osawa) and his fiancée, Noriko (Yuki Shibasaki). Shotaro follows the law to Shikoku, where the memories of his first love lie. Shotaro once again broke through the door of memory. For them, the first love between Shotaro (Mirai Moriyama) and Yaki (Masami Nagasawa) in high school is light and sweet, and the two submit articles to radio programs together, exchange diaries with Walkman records, travel to uninhabited islands, etc., for them, every moment seems to be forever.
But when Shotaro discovers that Agi is suffering from leukemia, the plot takes a sharp turn for the worse, and although she tries her best to survive, reality cannot be escaped. Shuo decided to take Yaji to the Australia she had been dreaming of. The two sneaked out of the hospital and rushed to the airport, but Yaji was unable to board the flight to Australia and fell on the cold floor of the waiting hall. Wandering in the labyrinth of memories, Shotaro gradually found the buried past, and the message that had not been conveyed once came to Shuotaro through more than ten years of time.
It can be said that the degree of touching of this work does not need to be explained much, after all, this is already a masterpiece that no one knows.