There's tons of movies that I think are a must-see (Tampopo, Roman Holiday, Moonlight, Amelie etc.) and trying to recommend any made me realise how much I love watching films... but I'd start with this one. It's about Living, with a capital T, and it's got plot, beautiful scenery etc. I also think it's a straightforward way to see what films do versus documentaries or other visual media. I first saw it as a bored volunteer at a film festival, killing time between two other movies I really wanted to see instead hahaha go in with zero expectations.
May 1, 2024

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i remember i watched this years ago!! it really is such a great movie
May 1, 2024
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Living with a capital T, am I having a stroke
May 1, 2024
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bellarose ah yes Living with a capital T, because my brain was like -THE Living, but I forget to edit myself.
May 1, 2024

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Watched this film a decade ago as a kid but it's been on my mind so much recently, one of those films that makes you think and questions your outlook of life, makes you think to live in the now and enjoy the moment and forget about all the problems that are out of your hands
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What a lovely little shadowbox of a film. The plot concerns a quiet man, Hirayama, who works as a public toilet cleaner in Tokyo's Shibuya ward. And his highly structured, routinized way of living both on the job as well as his leisure time pursuits (his passion for music, played mostly on vintage cassettes in his van throughout the movie; nature photography done the old-fashioned analog way; and reading the works of authors such as Faulkner and Aya Koda). There are some scenes that are highly reminiscent of the way that Sofia Coppola depicted Tokyo in "Lost in Translation" - dreamy, impressionistic, focused on images of beauty and human emotion vs. script that "moves the plot along."  Tokyo is one of my favorite places in the world and it's reminding me I need to get back there soon.  PS: Uncle Lou Reed would have been very proud of this film had he lived to see it.  PPS: Boy is Koji Yakusho amazing in the lead role. No wonder he won best actor at Cannes last year for this performance.
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