Romantic Prelude
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- Movie: Romantic Prelude
- Romaji: Oto-na-ri
- Japanese: おと・な・り
- Director: Naoto Kumazawa
- Writer: Masayuki Fujii
- Producer: Hiroaki Miki
- Cinematographer:
- Release Date: May 16, 2009
- Runtime: 119 min.
- Distributor: J Storm
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
Nojima Satoshi is a photographer who wants to photograph scenery but currently works for a modeling agency where he takes picture of his best friend, a model in his 30, Shingo. One day, Satoshi decides that he no longer wants to put up with what he doesn't want to do, and sets out to go to Canada to shoot pictures of the Canadian scenery. Living next door is a woman, Nanao, also approaching her 30, who is too busy with her work at a flower shop to consider dating. One day, a man working at a convenience store nearby stops by her flower shop and confesses his feelings for her. Satoshi and Nanao know about each other's existence by the sounds their neighbor makes through the thin wall. Even though they do pay attention to the sounds next door, they actually have never met each other, or make any attempt to meet the other person. The movie tells two separate stories that happen in parallel and focuses on the lives of two people approaching their thirties, and the doubts they have about work, life, and love.
Notes
- Filming began early November, 2008
Cast
- Junichi Okada - Satoshi
- Kumiko Aso - Nanao
- Mitsuki Tanimura - Akane
- Yoshinori Okada - Himuro
- Hiroyuki Ikeuchi - Shingo
- Mikako Ichikawa
- Tomohiro Kaku
- Yutaka Shimizu
- Maho Toyota
- Mitsuru Hirata
- Leo Morimoto
- Kozo Sato
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Raymond540_of_LA Says:
May 20 2011 11:09 am
I watched this movie night and found it to be very soothing and sweet. Two people live a very normal life alone in the city where time seems just passing by every day. The two people known of each other’s existent through the sound of the thin wall that divided their apartment. They are even curious about the unknown person next door but make no attend to find out more. The movie come in to the life of this two at the moment where they both are about to make a dramatic change to their paths. So there is a stop watch that is ticking down where I urgently want to know how everything going to end. This movie is very realist and I like it very much.
Miss_guided_ghost Says:
Oct 28 2010 5:19 am
I love the film. It made me cry for no apparent reason..but maybe because of the fact that it kinda sends of the message that "love is real" and it can happen to anyone.
this is one of my favorite film indeed!
OdetteO Says:
Feb 24 2010 1:39 pm
This movie looks so sweet & wonderful. I hope it is released eventually in the US with subtitles.
AznMatrix Says:
Jan 14 2010 4:07 pm
This movie was incredible. I like the fact that the characters experienced growth before they really had a romance. Some would probably say it's a bit slow, but it's slowness is what helps you get to know the characters. It's more of a "love comes softly" movie than a "love is friendship on fire", and not so passionate as other romance movies are, but that's where it's charm lies. I would highly recommend this movie.