100 kai nakukoto (100回泣くこと, Crying 100 Times -Every Raindrop Falls)

100 kai nakukoto (100回泣くこと, Crying 100 Times -Every Raindrop Falls). Regia: Hiroki Ryūichi. Soggetto: da un romanzo di Nakamura Kō. Sceneggiatura: Takahashi Izumi. Fotografia: Nabeshima Atsuhiro. Interpreti:
Okura Tadayoshi, Kiritani Mirei, Tomosaka Rie, Oshinan Shūgo, Haru, Ōsugi Ren, Miyazaki Yoshiko. Produttori: Matsumoto Hitoshi, Udagawa Yasushi. Durata: 116 minuti. Uscita in Giappone: 22 giugno 2013.Link: Sito ufficiale -  Trailer (Youtube)
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Fuji (Okura Tadayoshi) ha un incidente in moto e perde parte della sua memoria. Dimentica che prima dell'incidente era fidanzato con Yoshimi (Kiritani Mirei). Quattro anni dopo i due si ritrovano a un matrimonio e Fuji si innamora di nuovo di Yoshimi. Lei ricambia l'amore ma non gli dice nulla né del loro passato comune né del fatto che ora è malata terminale di cancro. Senza percezione del passato, lui le propone su due piedi sposarlo e lei, sapendo di dover morire, accetta di vivere un anno insieme. Poco dopo, però, Yoshimi inizia a star male ma continua a nascondere la sua condizione. Costretta a ricoverarsi per l'ultima operazione, inventa la scusa di dover tornare in campagna a casa dei genitori perché non vuole farsi vedere malata da lui. Ma il segreto non tiene e la sorella di Yoshimi informa Fuji. Gran finale lacrimoso sulla spiaggia delle Hawai dove i due avrebbero voluto sposarsi.Tratto da un bestseller di Nakamura Kō, il film sembra voler dipingere in maniera delicata ed essenziale l'amore di due giovani segnati da un destino nefasto. Amore puro e morte. Non ci sono quasi altri personaggi oltre ai due amanti, se non la sorella di Yoshimi. I dialoghi sono pacati, rarefatti. La colonna sonora è presente solo nei momenti di maggior pathos (o presunto tale). Ma l'operazione non riesce per mancanza di credibilità tanto nell'assunto quanto nello svolgimento della storia e nella recitazione degli attori.Sono lontani i tempi dei film per cui Hiroki è noto e apprezzato, come Vibrator (2003) o Yawarakai seikatsu (It's Only Talk, 2005), e anche di Koi suru nichiyōbi watashi. Koishita (2007), dove il tema della malattia terminale di una giovanissima Horikita Maki era tratttato con grande finezza. Ogni tanto compare qua e là qualche segno della passata grandezza del regista, soprattutto nel riprendere i moti dell'animo sui volti delle sue giovani protagoniste di fronte a scelte esistenziali drammatiche. Anche la sua capacità di girare in esterno e di restituirci paesaggi pregnanti si rivede in qualche scena. Ma sono solo lampi nella notte. Per il resto, siamo di fronte a un banale prodotto mercantile confezionato per un pubblico di giovani e adulti non cresciuti, come confermato dalla presenza nella parte del protagonista dell'imbelle Okura Tadayoshi, aidoru e musicista appartenente al gruppo Kanjani8, che firma ovviamente la colonna sonora.  Kiritani Mirei ha una bella espressione da bimba imbronciata ma nonostante tutto non riesce a trasmetterci il suo travaglio.Un dettaglio inquietante: il produttore del film è Matsumoto Hitoshi, il regista, fra l'altro, di Dai nipponjin e Symbol.  Che cosa l'abbia spinto a produttore questo film è incomprensibile. [Franco Picollo]CRYING 100 TIMES tells the bittersweet tale of two parted lovers Fujii and Yoshime.  Four years ago, a terrible motorcycle accident left Fujii with an inability to remember parts of his past.  A fateful encounter leads him to the lovely Yoshime. Unbeknownst to Fujii, Yoshime hides the secret that they were once in love, but the attraction between the two is still powerful, and soon the two fall in love again. Uncertain that Fujii is still the man she once loved, and unsure of the man he has become since the accident, Yoshime suggest that they live together before getting married. But, Yoshime also hides another devastating secret that will threaten their new life together.
Helmed by the prolific Ryuichi Hiroki (VIBRATOR, M, THE EGOISTS and RIVER), CRYING 100 TIMES also boasts a stellar cast including Jun Murakami (LAND OF HOPE), and Ren Osugi (EXTE) and breakout stars such as Haru (SEE YOU TOMORROW, EVERYONE) and Yoshiko Miyazaki (DETROIT METAL CITY). The film was also extensively shot in Hawaii, as the islands are a major fixture in the plot.
- See more at: http://program.hiff.org/films/detail/crying_100_times__every_raindrop_falls_2013#sthash.kdKXcs4h.dpuf
CRYING 100 TIMES tells the bittersweet tale of two parted lovers Fujii and Yoshime.  Four years ago, a terrible motorcycle accident left Fujii with an inability to remember parts of his past.  A fateful encounter leads him to the lovely Yoshime. Unbeknownst to Fujii, Yoshime hides the secret that they were once in love, but the attraction between the two is still powerful, and soon the two fall in love again. Uncertain that Fujii is still the man she once loved, and unsure of the man he has become since the accident, Yoshime suggest that they live together before getting married. But, Yoshime also hides another devastating secret that will threaten their new life together.
Helmed by the prolific Ryuichi Hiroki (VIBRATOR, M, THE EGOISTS and RIVER), CRYING 100 TIMES also boasts a stellar cast including Jun Murakami (LAND OF HOPE), and Ren Osugi (EXTE) and breakout stars such as Haru (SEE YOU TOMORROW, EVERYONE) and Yoshiko Miyazaki (DETROIT METAL CITY). The film was also extensively shot in Hawaii, as the islands are a major fixture in the plot.
- See more at: http://program.hiff.org/films/detail/crying_100_times__every_raindrop_falls_2013#sthash.kdKXcs4h.dpufCRYING 100 TIMES tells the bittersweet tale of two parted lovers Fujii and Yoshime.  Four years ago, a terrible motorcycle accident left Fujii with an inability to remember parts of his past.  A fateful encounter leads him to the lovely Yoshime. Unbeknownst to Fujii, Yoshime hides the secret that they were once in love, but the attraction between the two is still powerful, and soon the two fall in love again. Uncertain that Fujii is still the man she once loved, and unsure of the man he has become since the accident, Yoshime suggest that they live together before getting married. But, Yoshime also hides another devastating secret that will threaten their new life together.
Helmed by the prolific Ryuichi Hiroki (VIBRATOR, M, THE EGOISTS and RIVER), CRYING 100 TIMES also boasts a stellar cast including Jun Murakami (LAND OF HOPE), and Ren Osugi (EXTE) and breakout stars such as Haru (SEE YOU TOMORROW, EVERYONE) and Yoshiko Miyazaki (DETROIT METAL CITY). The film was also extensively shot in Hawaii, as the islands are a major fixture in the plot.
- See more at: http://program.hiff.org/films/detail/crying_100_times__every_raindrop_falls_2013#sthash.kdKXcs4h.dpuf
CRYING 100 TIMES tells the bittersweet tale of two parted lovers Fujii and Yoshime.  Four years ago, a terrible motorcycle accident left Fujii with an inability to remember parts of his past.  A fateful encounter leads him to the lovely Yoshime. Unbeknownst to Fujii, Yoshime hides the secret that they were once in love, but the attraction between the two is still powerful, and soon the two fall in love again. Uncertain that Fujii is still the man she once loved, and unsure of the man he has become since the accident, Yoshime suggest that they live together before getting married. But, Yoshime also hides another devastating secret that will threaten their new life together.
Helmed by the prolific Ryuichi Hiroki (VIBRATOR, M, THE EGOISTS and RIVER), CRYING 100 TIMES also boasts a stellar cast including Jun Murakami (LAND OF HOPE), and Ren Osugi (EXTE) and breakout stars such as Haru (SEE YOU TOMORROW, EVERYONE) and Yoshiko Miyazaki (DETROIT METAL CITY). The film was also extensively shot in Hawaii, as the islands are a major fixture in the plot.
- See more at: http://program.hiff.org/films/detail/crying_100_times__every_raindrop_falls_2013#sthash.kdKXcs4h.dpuf
CRYING 100 TIMES tells the bittersweet tale of two parted lovers Fujii and Yoshime.  Four years ago, a terrible motorcycle accident left Fujii with an inability to remember parts of his past.  A fateful encounter leads him to the lovely Yoshime. Unbeknownst to Fujii, Yoshime hides the secret that they were once in love, but the attraction between the two is still powerful, and soon the two fall in love again. Uncertain that Fujii is still the man she once loved, and unsure of the man he has become since the accident, Yoshime suggest that they live together before getting married. But, Yoshime also hides another devastating secret that will threaten their new life together.
Helmed by the prolific Ryuichi Hiroki (VIBRATOR, M, THE EGOISTS and RIVER), CRYING 100 TIMES also boasts a stellar cast including Jun Murakami (LAND OF HOPE), and Ren Osugi (EXTE) and breakout stars such as Haru (SEE YOU TOMORROW, EVERYONE) and Yoshiko Miyazaki (DETROIT METAL CITY). The film was also extensively shot in Hawaii, as the islands are a major fixture in the plot.
- See more at: http://program.hiff.org/films/detail/crying_100_times__every_raindrop_falls_2013#sthash.kdKXcs4h.dpuf
CRYING 100 TIMES tells the bittersweet tale of two parted lovers Fujii and Yoshime.  Four years ago, a terrible motorcycle accident left Fujii with an inability to remember parts of his past.  A fateful encounter leads him to the lovely Yoshime. Unbeknownst to Fujii, Yoshime hides the secret that they were once in love, but the attraction between the two is still powerful, and soon the two fall in love again. Uncertain that Fujii is still the man she once loved, and unsure of the man he has become since the accident, Yoshime suggest that they live together before getting married. But, Yoshime also hides another devastating secret that will threaten their new life together.
Helmed by the prolific Ryuichi Hiroki (VIBRATOR, M, THE EGOISTS and RIVER), CRYING 100 TIMES also boasts a stellar cast including Jun Murakami (LAND OF HOPE), and Ren Osugi (EXTE) and breakout stars such as Haru (SEE YOU TOMORROW, EVERYONE) and Yoshiko Miyazaki (DETROIT METAL CITY). The film was also extensively shot in Hawaii, as the islands are a major fixture in the plot.
- See more at: http://program.hiff.org/films/detail/crying_100_times__every_raindrop_falls_2013#sthash.kdKXcs4h.dpuf