As a die-hard fan of Ueno Shuri, the most favorite 11-year-old Japanese drama "Jiang" is followed by this "She in the Sun".
Before watching this film, in order to maintain the fun of watching the film, I did not understand its story content beforehand, just by virtue of its promotional stills and posters, I thought it was just a general love film, I really did not expect that it actually had a dry inside, it was originally a fantasy love story, and for watching the love film to see myself who has been numb and has no feelings, I was actually induced to tears by the scene at the end, which is more unexpected than the turn of the story.
The story of this film is adapted from a best-selling romance novel called "She in the Sun", the story is that when he was in middle school, Kosuke Okuda (Kitamura Shukai) had a very good relationship with his classmate Watanarai Masao (Aoi Wakasa), who was often bullied by his classmates, but later because he wanted to transfer schools, the relationship between the two ended; ten years later, Kosuke (Matsumoto Jun), who worked at an advertising agency, re-encountered Masu (Shuri Ueno), who had grown up, in a running business, and the two were able to continue their love. However, after a sweet and happy time, Zhenxu suddenly said goodbye, and it turned out that she had an untold secret behind her.
Because the story involves a twisted bridge relationship, so it really can't talk about it in the plot, but what is said is that from the protagonist's two young feelings to the separation and then meet again and then walk together, it looks only the same as the general love film plot, the difference is that the director Takahiro Miki describes the emotional relationship between the two in quite detail, the boiled water love seems to be flat, but through the interaction between the two protagonists, it seems to be extraordinarily romantic, so that the audience can easily invest in their emotional world, and then be moved by the plot twist that appears later. It can be said that the director has completely revealed the fresh and pure love of the best Japanese cinema.
In addition, it is worth mentioning that the name of the film is "She in the Sun", which can be seen in the scene, and the director deliberately places the two Zhenxu of different ages in front of the strong light in many times, so that the camera faces them to present a soft halo, so that the picture is full of beauty and also has a sense of miracle. For the control of this detail and the practice of pointing out the title of the film, I really admire!
As for the fantasy part, although the plot is arranged to be narrated in the later part, before all the mysteries are revealed, if the audience has watched carefully, they will find that the director has actually laid a lot of clues, making the plot twist that appears later seem quite natural, for the smart audience may not have to go to the latter section to know what it is, but because the plot is to tear apart the true face of the heroine layer by layer, it still looks fascinating.
In addition, this film uses the form of a double ending to end, which is also quite flattering, in fact, to the end of the film, the camera gives the male protagonist a "memory" close-up can be sad and sad, did not expect to add a little unexpected small plot at the end to make the story end perfectly, which can be described as bringing the audience two extreme feelings.
In terms of roles, it can be said that there is really no wrong role, Ueno Shuri and Matsumoto Jun have a good performance, personally feel that the former since acting in "Symphonic Lover's Dream", her role in other film dramas is always no more and no less still retains the shadow of "Noda Sister", and this time finally see her completely put down, the performance is natural and not losing the cute side, let people see the last paragraph of the role of Makoto Has a feeling of pity, as for the latter to play a bit of "home", timid and rash boy is also very convincing, And his affectionate performance is also just right, and the close-up of the "Unforgettable You" shot at the end of the special film is really moving people to tears.
Overall, this is a pretty good Japanese romantic romance. The emotional description of the story in the play is very delicate, although the love process is flat, it will not make people feel cold, compared to other Japanese films of the same type, the rhythm is relatively brisk, and what makes me clap my hands the most is that the director's handling at the end of the film, there is no deliberate tear-jerking sensationalism, but let the audience slowly feel the difficulty of the protagonist and the emotional fusion!