Today I wanted to talk about another Japanese filmology's hidden gem:
My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday.
This 2016 novel-based movie is a lot more than the romcom it appears to be...
Likewise "Your Name", it doesn't bother to explain the reasons why certain things happen but it focuses more on how the protagonists deal with the reality they get to live.
Likewise "Your Name", it doesn't bother to explain the reasons why certain things happen but it focuses more on how the protagonists deal with the reality they get to live.
Takatoshi Minamiyama is a Kyoto University Art student, very shy and talented. One morning, on the same ol' train heading to school, he spots Emi Fukuju, a beautiful and smiley girl...needless to say, he falls for her instantly. Gathering all the courage he has, Takatoshi follows her, introduces himself in the clumsiest way ever, but Emi doesn't seem to care and they promise to meet again the following day.
Thanks to his friend, Shoichi Ueyama, Takatoshi's well-organized date with Emi is a success and the two decide to become a couple.
Thanks to his friend, Shoichi Ueyama, Takatoshi's well-organized date with Emi is a success and the two decide to become a couple.
What follows is the normal life of two young people who are starting to know each other, even if Emi is enigmatic and sometimes has strange behaviors...
After spending the night together, Takatoshi finds Emi's journal and, out of curiosity, starts reading it: she wrote down everything about their relationship, which should be no surprise if it wasn't for the dates...organized from future to past and with all the details about things that still have to happen!
Emi is now forced to share the truth with Takatoshi: she comes from a parallel world, where things are experienced backward; long story short his future is her past and vice versa.
Their parallel worlds collide every 5 years for one month only and, since they're both 20 years old now, this is their only chance for pursuing a relationship. Next time they'll see each other, he will be 25 years old and she'll be 15 and so on...
On their last day together, Takatoshi draws a portrait of Emi and tells her all about their story, since for her it's the first day they meet. After that, Emi simply disappears.
They'll see each other again through time, 'till the day when it will be Emis turn to grow old and Takatoshi will rejuvenate.
My Opinion👍👎
This is actually the first Japanese movie I watched that's entirely set in Kyoto and not the well known Tokyo...it's good to change surroundings every now and then!
If you want a slow-paced but emotional movie, well…look no
further than here. This “impossible” love story is well constructed and
portrayed, it’s simple yet filled with mystery and visionary hypothesis on
parallel realities.
Flawless and intense, it's not hard to keep up with the plot's concept, but it's one of those movies where you have to pay attention 100%.
If you liked "About Time" or "The Time Traveler's Wife" and are a romance/fantasy genre fan, you will surely appreciate it!
Rating: 5/5
If you liked "About Time" or "The Time Traveler's Wife" and are a romance/fantasy genre fan, you will surely appreciate it!
Rating: 5/5
Ph: listal.com
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