Movielogr

Journey to the Shore (2015)

Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Drama | Supernatural | Romance

Overview

Mizuki’s husband Yusuke went missing for 3 years. He suddenly comes back home one day and asks Mizuki to go on a trip with him. Their trip consists of visiting the people that helped Yusuke on his previous travel. While travelling together, Misuki sees, touches and feels what Yusuke did for those 3 years.

Length 128 minutes

Actors

Eri Fukatsu | Tadanobu Asano | Masao Komatsu | Nozomi Muraoka | Kaoru Okunuki | Masaaki Akahori | Tetsuya Chiba | Daiki Fujino | Kana Matsumoto | Sora Ishii | Yumiko Ise | You Takahashi | Miho Fukaya | Hideyuki Okamoto | Yu Aoi | Akira Emoto | Mika Muraoka | Ryu Hoshi | Akinobu Bunbu | Naoki Matsushita | Masayoshi Kitamura

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
04/10/2019TVStreamingVideo on Demand7.5 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Wasn’t expecting to watch another Kiyoshi Kurosawa this week (and didn’t even know this was his film until his name appeared in the opening credits). This was featured on MUBI for their “Love and Death in Japan” special and I liked the premise. Oh, I also didn’t know Asano Tadanobu was in this as well until he shows up in the beginning of the movie! Hell I would’ve probably fired this up sooner if I had known.

This is a really sweet supernatural story about love and loss, regret and redemption wrapped in romantic road trip tale of two people discovering each other again. Beautiful movie and wonderful performances and photography. One thing I really enjoy about Japanese dramas (and contemporary Japanese film, in general) is viewing everyday life whether in the city or rural areas, the shops and restaurants and streets and homes. It reminds me of my own trips and just wandering various areas and neighborhoods.

There are a few more themed Japanese films on MUBI this month that I’m looking forward to viewing.

Comments

No comments yet. Log in and be the first!