Movie Review: The Classic(a.k.a Keulraesik)

AKA

클래식
Keulraesik
Classic

Summary


Shy Ji-hae's friend is having problems expressing her feelings to the boy she loves, so she asks Ji-hae to write e-mails to him in her name.

As the boy falls in love with her letters, Ji-hae discovers the story of her mother's romance which is remarkably similar to her own circumstances.

Cast

Ye-jin Son - Ji-hae / Ju-hie
In-seong Jo - Sang-min
Seung-woo Cho - Jun-ho
Ki-woo Lee - Tae-su
Sang-in Lee - Su-kyeong
Ye-jin Lim - Shopkeeper
Hyeon-tae Yang - Seok-woo

Review

The movie is good, it's plot is really interesting. It will keep you craving for more.
A story of a girl that slowly discovers the past story of her mother and how it would affect
her future.

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Movie Review: Il Mare(a.k.a Siwolae )

AKA

시월애
Siwolae
Siwora
The Sea

Summary

The story begins with Eun-joo moving out of a house by the sea called "Il Mare". As she is leaving, she leaves a Christmas card in the mailbox, asking the next resident to please forward her mail to her.

Sung-hyun, an architectural student, receives her card, but is puzzled, since he is the first resident at "Il Mare" and the card is dated 2 years in the future.

After a series of back and forth correspondences, Eun-joo and Sung-hyun realize they are living 2 years apart, Eun-joo in the year 2000 and Sung-hyun in the year 1998.

After some testing, Eun-joo and Sung-hyun discover that the mailbox at "Il Mare" is enabling their communication and they can pass objects through it.

Cast

Jung-Jae Lee - Han Sung-hyun
Gianna Jun (formerly, Jun Ji-hyun) - Kim Eun-ju

Review

This is the Korean version of the movie Lake House. If you've watched the Lake House then you must see this one for theirs some difference in the plot.

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Movie Review: My Tutor Friend 2(a.k.a Donggamnaegi Gwaoehagi Reseun 2 )

AKA
Donggamnaegi Gwaoehagi Reseun 2

SUMMARY:

Japanese-Korean girl Junko (Lee Cheong Ah) travels to Seoul as an exchange student in hopes of seeing a Korean student whom she had fallen in love with in Japan. When she arrives at her new university, she finds out that her love-to-be is in the army.

On top of that, the guesthouse she's staying at is full of rowdy young guys, including the owner's grating son Jong Man (Park Ki Woong) who also happens to be her Korean tutor. This disagreeable tutor, however, is a lot more interested in teaching her inappropriate words than conjugation.

The two initially spend all their time fuming and feuding, but Junko slowly discovers there's more to Jong Man under his insensitive exterior.


Review

Unfortunately I was not able to get the list of its characters. This one of those comic-love stories that would really keep you laughing till you drop. It's a cat-and-mouse story that ends up into a sweet love story. Two different people from two different world and different countries comes in contact with each other. What could more wackier that their adventure to find true happiness.

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Movie Review: Virgin Snow (a.k.a Hatsuyuki no Koi )

Summary

Min moves to Japan following his professor father. One day at a local shrine, he meets a beautiful Japanese girl with innocent eyes. Her name is Nanae, and she is an aspiring painter. Min falls for her at first sight, and soon learns that Nanae attends the same school to which Min has just transferred. They become friends, and despite the culture and language barriers it is an intense friendship. When his grandmother suddenly falls ill, Min hastily returns to Korea but can’t get in touch with Nanae beforehand. After his grandmother regains her health, he hurries back to Japan to reunite with Nanae, but she is nowhere to be found. Had his true feelings for Nanae not been apparent to her? Why has Nanae disappeared without a word?

Cast

Jun-gi Lee - Min Kim
Aoi Miyazaki - Nanae Sasaki
Ayaka Morita
Otoha
Shun Shioya
Miyu Yagyu
Kimiko Yo

Review


This movie is wonderful, it so nice. Specially the part where they try to communicate with each other and finds it hard due to language barrier. They both enjoyed each others company and tried to understand each other conquering their differences. In the end you'll discover the secret of Nanae's most acclaimed painting.


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Movie Review: Shindo(a.k.a. The Prodigy)

Summary:

One 13-year-old piano prodigy, Uta Naruse (Riko Narumi), and her struggle with the meaning of playing classical music. Her father (Hidetoshi Nishijima) died mysteriously some years earlier, leaving her mother (Satomi Tezuka) poor and obsessed with making Uta fulfill her immense promise. But Uta is not sure if she even wants to play the piano. She gains a new perspective one day when she runs into Wao Kikuna (Kenichi Matsuyama) in a park.The piano-playing son of a greengrocer who is still trying to enter the music academy after several failures, Wao is six years her senior but far below her level of talent. Yet through his clumsy and misguided but earnest efforts to pursue music, Uta touches a more down-to-earth love of playing the piano. Wao, although a bit envious of Uta's genius, is sparked by her presence to have his own moments of brilliance.

Cast:
Riko Narumi ... Uta Naruse
Kenichi Matsuyama ... Oto Kikuna
Satomi Tezuka ... Mika Naruse
Masahiro Komoto ... Kazuo Nagazaki
Hidetoshi Nishijima ... Koichiro Naruse
Shihori Kanjiya ... Kane Kamogawa
Kazuyoshi Kushida ... Professor Mikoshiba
Kazuyuki Asano ... Professor Komiyama
Midoriko Kimura ... Masako Kikuna
Keita Okada ... Susumu Ikeyama
Kazuya Sato ... Morimoto
Tamae Ando ... Kikuko Mishima
Erisa Yanagi ... High School Student
Hideko Yoshida ... Professor Katsura
Akira Emoto ... Hisashi Kikuna


Review:

Although i don't really understand the run of the movie, I can say that its one of those inspiring movies. It would definitely want you to pursue your own dreams just like the main actor of the movie. Wao Kikuna (Kenichi Matsuyama) pictures a person pursuing his dreams and trying so hard to become good at what he is doing. Uta Naruse (Riko Narumi) pictures a person who has given the talent or the ability to do things more beautifully but doesn't want to do it. You will see in this movie their struggles as they both search the real reason why they play the piano.


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Movie Review: Ashita no Watashi no Tsukurikata(a.k.a. How to Become Myself)

Summary

Based on a novel by 30-year-old Kaori Mado, HOW TO BECOME MYSELF, tells the tale of two girls faced with that typical adolescent choice — fit in or be cast out. Juri portrays the role of the ideal daughter at home and in school, but all she really wants is for her parents to stop fighting. Deep down, she admires her popular primary school classmate Kanako. However, Kanako suddenly becomes the class outcast. Years later in high school and still craving popularity, Kanako begins receiving mysterious emails about a popular girl named Hina. Inspired, she adopts this fake persona. But what happens when the emails stop?

Cast

Riko Narumi ... Juri Oshima
Atsuko Maeda ... Hinako Hanada
Mariko Ishihara ... Satsuki Oshima
Yoshizumi Ishihara ... Masashi Sugitani
Sousuke Takaoka ... Hiroyuki Tamura
Yoshimasa Kondo ... Kenichi Furugaki
Kaoru Okunuki ... Hinako's mother
Tomorowo Taguchi ... Koji Ueshima


Review


At first glance, this seems like another “seishun eiga” or youth drama. But Director Jun Ichikawa transcends the clichés associated with this popular film genre and focuses on how two girls struggle to define their individual identities in modern Japanese society.

Personally I really like this movie. It depicts the struggles of two persons to find their places in society. Juri(Riko Narumi) is a popular girl in their school who struggles to find what family really means in the other hand Hinako( Atsuko Maeda) is an outcast who transfered to another school to avoid her past. They both find strength with each other as they travel the long hard path of life. I recommend that you watch this movie for it is one of those worth-to-watch movies. It will surely touch the deepest part of your heart.

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Movie Review: Kimi ni shika kikoenai(a.k.a Calling you)

Movie Review:
Kimi ni Shika Kikoenai (a.k.a. Calling You)
Only You Can Hear Me


Summary

Shy, quiet, and unsure of herself, Aihara Ryo (Narumi Riko) doesn't quite fit in anywhere. Though she wants to make friends, she has trouble speaking up and holding a normal conversation like everyone else. It seems that whenever she talks, the words just don't come out correctly. Gradually, Ryo has gotten used to living life in silence as a lonely and introverted student. With no one to talk to, Ryo also has no need for a cell phone. Longing for friends to talk to, she creates a cell phone in her mind for imaginary phone conversations, and much to her surprise, one day Shinya (Koide Keisuke) picks up on the other side. For the first time in her life, Ryo has found someone she can talk to.



Cast
Riko Narumi ... Ryo Aihara
Keisuke Koide ... Shinya Nozaki
Mika Hada ... School Doctor
Shinichirô Ishikawa ... Yoshida
Kouichi Iwaki ... Toda
Nana Katase ... Ryo Harada
Yûko Kotegawa ... Nobuko Aihara
Hideo Nakano ... Tetsushi Aihara
Rikako Sakata ... Miki Aihara
Nobuhiko Takada ... Mr. Yamaguchi
Kaoru Yachigusa ... Sachi Nozaki


Review:

Directed by Hagishima Tatsuya, Kimi ni Shika Kikoenai (a.k.a. Calling You) is based on the same-titled light novel series by popular writer Otsuichi. Like Otsuichi's Waiting in the Dark, which was also recently adapted for the big screen, Kimi ni Shika Kikoenai revolves around two lonely young people who find each other in an uncommon manner. The film's strengths lie in its haunting, empathetic story and genuinely affecting performances from young leads Narumi Riko and Koide Keisuke. At only 15 years old, Narumi Riko has established herself as one of Japan's best young actresses, already with seven years of acting experience under her belt and a maturity that belies her age. The beautiful actress has found both popularity and acclaim with her many television outings, as well as subtle performances in films like Shindo and How to Become Myself. Koide is also a familiar face to audiences, having appeared in many popular youth films and dramas like Pacchigi!, Linda Linda Linda, and Nodame Cantabile, and he takes on his first leading film role in Kimi ni Shika Kikoenai.

The only thing I dislike in this movie is the fact that the whole telepathy thing really works like a cellphone. It really rings and hang up, it's totally unnecessary because it only makes the movie a bit cheesy. What I love in this movie are the twist, like Shinya was a deaf and mute person and that Narada lady was actually her in the future, no wonder she told Ryo that "What ever happen she will overcome it." and the sign language at the end that Shinya showed her. Over all I love this movie.

Other movies that Narumi Riko stared in are Shindo, Ashita no watashi no tsukurikata, Ame no machi, Gigglo Wannabe, The Great Yokai War and Trick: The Movie. These movies are guaranteed worth the watch.