This film I watched on a flight between Tokyo and Frankfurt, and given I had no internet to give myself a brief summary I jumped in and lets just say I was not ready for what was to come. I was ready for a light hearted, fluffy film. At parts it was that, but at parts it really wasn't. I would not suggest watching this in a bad mood, but I would completely and utterly suggest watching it! This film is not the sort of thing that is just going to leave you sitting there and thinking 'that was quite nice'. You'll be thinking about it for a while, I assure you. The characters within it, I think, were done very well. Suwa was portrayed extremely well. Given his situation within, I think the actor did a very good job of showing the audience the emotions which his character would have had, as well as not losing his personality. Within the film with such a detailed, emotional plot, often the personalities of the characters are lost. However you can tell with the character of Suwa, that his personality was not lost. The only critism for the characters is I felt like Kakeru and Naho were not as filled with a personality as I would have liked. They were both rather dull outside of the trauma. Despite that, the writers may have seen that as an effect of what was going on, so it is not a huge problem. I think the music fit the story, but I can't remember the music too much. This may have been the plan to be fair, because to come out of a film like this and remember the music more would be a bit sad. I would have to rewatch it to fully judge the music. I would definitely rewatch this film, as it is such a beautiful film. However I would have myself prepared. It is a truly beautiful film, and I would recommend it to anybody!