Atslipinbag's Weekend Movie Picks: Part 2

Country: Japan

         
Year: 1995          Genres: Romance, Drama

Synopsis: Watanabe Hiroko’s (Nakayama Miho) fiancé, Itsuki Fuji, dies. Out of anger, she writes a letter to his old address from his high school yearbook. Strangely, she gets a reply. But it’s from a girl with the same name as his and who went to the same high school.

At first it is difficult to understand. You might feel like the story is not making sense at all, but you need to persevere and keep watching. And then, all the bizarre pieces come together to form a beautiful garland. It is indeed a beautiful love story.

          
Year : 2012          Genres: Romance, Life, School

Synopsis: This is a movie adaptation of a well known hit  manga by the same name, which was also made into an anime series. It’s about popular guy Motoharu Yano (Ikuta Toma), who is troubled by the past and Nanami Takahashi (Yoshitaka Yuriko), who loves him dearly and unconditionally and waits for him for years.

You need to watch both the movies to feel really blessed. To know how Yano overcomes his past and how Nanami helps him recover. It is a tearjerker all the way, but it will leave you feeling happy.

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Country: China

Year:1999          Genres: Romance, Drama

Synopsis: Son, Luo Yusheng (Sun Honglei), returns to his village to attend his father's funeral. His mother there insists on doing the funeral in the old way so that the father's spirit will remember its way home. Then he recalls the love story of their parents, which is a legend in their village.

This movie is all about the actress Zang ZiYi's beauty, talent, and youth. As her first movie, it is really astounding to see her deliver such an awesome acting performance. And she was just 19 years old!


Happy Watching!!!