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Christmas on July 24th Avenue (2006)
Directed by Shôsuke Murakami
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Sayuri Honda (Miki Nakatani) claims she has no interests in love affairs. She refuses to take things as they are for she fancies her harbor town of Nagasaki as Lisbon, Portugal. But on Christmas, encouraged by the season of romance, she tries to materialize her once-in-a-lifetime love with the man of her dreams.
Length 110 minutes
Actors
Takao Osawa | Miki Nakatani | Ryuta Sato | Juri Ueno | You | Fumiyo Kohinata | Tsuyoshi Abe | Hitori Gekidan | Ayako Kawahara | Ikki Sawamura | Yuta Hiraoka | Maki Nishiyama | Taro Suwa
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13/2021 | TV | Broadcast | TV | 6.5 stars |
| 12/10/2019 | Computer | Broadcast | Other | 6 stars |
| (Average) 6.25 stars |
Viewing Notes
DKUTV kicked off their Christmas week with p much the same programming as in previous years. Hadn’t seen this one since 2019 before they launched on Twitch so it was a chance to watch via my tv. Much better! My previous notes still hold up altho I did notice Taro Suwa in a very quick cameo so I added him to TMDb.
Weird that Takao Osawa gets top billing in the credits yet he’s really a supporting role. It’s completely Miki Nakatani’s movie. This time it was bugging me b/c I knew I recognized Takao Osawa from something else. Turns out he was the enormous battle general from KINGDOM (2020). I’d love to see how they created the FX for that role given that he’s not a large man, just normal by Japanese standards.
This movie is basically a Hallmark Channel Christmas movie that I wouldn’t bother with had it been made in America. But being set in Nagasaki (I really want to visit there now!) with this fun cast makes it very appealing to me. I don’t think there’s any other way to view this so I’m glad I could see it again.
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