Hirayama is a simple man. He wakes up early every morning, listens to old songs on cassette tapes, cleans public toilets for a living, takes photographs of nature and reads stories by lamplight. At night, he dreams in black-and-white. Is he lonely, happy, sad or merely content with the little things in life? This movie is mostly contemplative in nature, with lots of lengthy pauses and slice of life moments. It has a calming effect on the viewer, while also suggesting much more going on beneath the surface.
4 Komorebi out of 5
I smell wabisabi...
ReplyDeleteIf the movie can do what the trailer just for me, then it's going to the very top of my list. It looks wonderful. Thanks for the heads-up on this one; I'd not heard of it.
ReplyDelete*just did for me...
ReplyDeleteIt's early. I've not had caffeine yet. :P
As I was watching it, I thought to myself, 'this is a Doc film if ever there was one...'
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