Haname (Kumiko Asô) is something of a walking contradiction. She believes only in things that she can see with her own eyes, but misses many of the coincidences that seem to follow her around. She mocks others for reading horoscopes, etc, and yet has a secret desire that fate will deliver her the romantic resolution to her slowly 'eroding' life that she hungers for. But when fate instead introduces her to a hippy (Morio Kazama) and a punk (Ryo Kase), Haname's active imagination is kicked into overdrive.
The film arrives at its message/destination in a roundabout way, but even when chasing its own tail it's fun to watch. The ending is both predicable and wildly unpredictable, but in a complementary and satisfying way.
3 "interesting circumstances" out of 5
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