Shizukana ame

This is like the serious version of those cheesy American rom-coms like Fifty First Dates. And I really felt the guy's pain. Having to muster the enthusiasm and motivation each morning must be rough. Who wouldn't break down having to get back to almost square one each single day?

However, it felt long and stilted for a very short movie. The first hour or so were very draggy. Sedate even. There's that Japanese restraint and politeness that prevents real connection. I must confess it got interesting for me when he breaks down over broccoli. That's where the movie took off for me and I wish the whole thing were more like that. I had a sneaky suspicion it would turn into full-on melodrama and I thought you know what they could come up with? So he walks up those stairs to relive that moment and then he gets run over by a car.

Don't worry, that didn't happen. It got back on track. And I was glad it did. However I'm sorry for this poor guy's future. It had barely been a month of this. I'm sure there's also some symbolism to him being disabled. It also makes us instantly sorry for him.

Anyway, do these conditions actually exist? How do these people live really?