Aki and Naoko are childhood friends who are drifting apart as adults. Immersed in her family life, Naoko now has a husband and daughter; Aki, on the other hand, remains single and is on leave from work due to a personal crisis. The plot might sound familiar but it has never been told like this. The director Kusano Natsuka stages the interactions through an actors’ table-read and, as the lines are repeated, the scenes gradually develop into on-location conversations. Moreover, she repositions the dramatic peak of the story to the beginning: Aki has murdered Naoko’s daughter.
In the Heart of the World
Drama, Crime
6.3
Half-Life
Drama, Science Fiction
5.2
Joker
Crime, Thriller, Drama
8.1
Midnight Sun
Romance, Drama
7.8
Love, Simon
Comedy, Drama, Romance
8.0
The Kissing Booth
Romance, Comedy
7.2
Alice in Wonderland
Family, Fantasy, Adventure
6.6
Adrift
Thriller, Romance, Adventure
6.8
Juno
Comedy, Drama, Romance
7.1
Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List
Romance, Comedy
5.9
The Layover
Comedy, Romance
5.4
When Harry Met Sally...
Comedy, Romance, Drama
7.4
Prime
Comedy, Drama, Romance
6.0
The Holiday
Comedy, Romance
7.1
Call Me by Your Name
Romance, Drama
8.1
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
Adventure, Fantasy, Drama, Romance
6.2
Lion
Drama
8.1
BlacKkKlansman
Crime, Comedy, Drama
7.5
Monte Carlo
Adventure, Comedy, Romance
6.6
Return to the Blue Lagoon
Adventure, Drama
6.2