Minami kaze (2014)

This is directed by Koji Hagiuda, the man who helmed the wonderful adaptation of Akira Saso’s novel Shindo. The story is markedly different in the sense that it’s a road trip that two girls, one Japanese and one Taiwanese, go on. It looks a bit like a tourist ad for Taiwan and Japan and stars Mei Kurokawa as a 26-year-old magazine editor who has recently been dumped and has to visit Taipei for an article. While there she meets a sixteen-uear-old Taiwanese girl who dreams of becoming a model The girl senses this as her big opportunity and lies her way into Aiko’s company by pretending to be older and a guide. The two gradually overcome their differences on their journey and connect as they cycle together. Edit Translation

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