Mashiro Ao lives with her son in housing constructed in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture after the Great East Japan earthquake. She appears to have bounced back and lives cheerfully. But she actually keeps waiting for her husband Takaomi who has been missing since the tsunami hit Ishinomaki City. At that time, both the bookstore that Takaomi and her mother-in-law mother Asako had been running and their house were swept away. That plot of land was designated a disaster area and Ao could not return. It has been almost 10 years since then. Ao decides to renovate a vacant house in town and reopen the bookstore that Takaomi loved with start-up capital she had steadily saved up and the books she had bought again. That is how Ao meets Hayama Eiki through her younger sister-in-law Haruka. Eiki is a socially awkward architect who moved to Miyagi Prefecture in search of a place where he can be himself. At first, Ao and Eiki are not able to understand each other as they are complete opposites in personality and have different backgrounds. However, they start to feel mutual attraction while setting up the bookstore together. Even though things seem to be going well between Ao and Eiki, neither of them can take a step further because the missing Takaomi still looms large. (Source: Jdrama Weblog) Edit Translation
- English
- magyar / magyar nyelv
- עברית / עִבְרִית
- dansk
- Native Title: あなたのそばで明日が笑う
- Also Known As: Tomorrow Will Laugh By Your Side , Laughing Tomorrow Beside You , Tomorrow I Will Smile By Your Side
- Genres: Romance, Life, Drama, Family
Cast & Credits
- Ayase HarukaMashiro AoMain Role
- Ikematsu SosukeHayama EikiMain Role
- Kora KengoMashiro Takaomi [Ao's husband]Support Role
- Ninomiya KeitaMashiro Mutta [Ao's son]Support Role
- Tsuchimura KahoMashiro Haruka [Ao's sister-in-law]Support Role
- Agawa SawakoMashiro Asako [Ao's mother-in-law]Support Role
Reviews
A gentle story about coping with loss
I think it's one of the few movies about the subject which didn't make me want to burst into tears while watching, yet the hardships of the of the protagonist are subtly and gently conveyed to the viewer. The story successfully relays the struggles of the Tohoku residents years after the disaster without being too graphic about it, which is a big plus - focusing on the horror is easier, but making the viewers understand and feel the loss without doing so is much harder.The only thing I didn't like about the story is a minor "plot-twist" at the end (no spoilers, don't worry). In my opinion it was unnecessary and didn't contribute much, and was added only to make sure the protagonist would say a certain sentence.
The acting sometimes felt a bit forced to me. Usually it's a result of either the directing or inexperienced actors, in that case I believe it's the former and not the latter.
The scenery is beautiful! I don't know why they didn't show more shots of the town, it complements the story perfectly.
The only reason I gave it such a low rewatch value is that I don't think I'm going to watch it again, but that's me, I almost never watch a movie more than twice :)
8.5/10