Neighboring Sakuko

Name: Neighboring Sakuko
Genre: Drama
Released: 2014-01-18
Duration: 2 h 5 min
Rating: 7.20
Cast: Kanji Furutachi, Taiga, Mayu Tsuruta, Fumi Nikaidô

– 3 years on from hospitalité, Kiki Sugino and Koji Fukada are back again with this socially-consciou..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

7.20 / 10

Duration:

2 Hours and 5 Minutes

Release Year:

2013

Original Name:

ほとりの朔子

Neighboring Sakuko (2013) - Also known as ほとりの朔子

3 years on from hospitalité, Kiki Sugino and Koji Fukada are back again with this socially-conscious film about a 18-year-old girl in-between adolescence and adulthood who spends a summer in a valley and enjoys romance. Sakuko, a 18-year-old girl studying for her university entrance exams, decides to accompany her aunt Mikie on a trip to a seaside town. There she befriends Takashi, a refugee from Fukushima who has dropped out of high school and works at a motel run by Ukichi, a friend of Mikie. In-between childhood and adulthood, Sakuko starts to understand the difficulties of becoming an adult.

Styles:

Feel Good, Sentimental, Realistic, Serious, Atmospheric

Story Timeline:

21st Century, Contemporary

Producing Country:

Japan, USA

Filming Locations:

Japan

Genre:

Drama

Release Date:

18 Jan 2014

Language:

Japanese

Directed by:

Kôji Fukada

Story Written By:

Kôji Fukada

Main Actors:

Kanji Furutachi, Taiga, Mayu Tsuruta, Fumi Nikaidô

Plot:

After failing her university entrance exam, Sakuko is invited by her aunt Mikie to spend summer vacation in a beautiful seaside town. Sakuko gets to know the people of the town, including Takashi, a shy relative of her childhood friend.

Awards:

4 wins & 4 nominations.

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.1/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

100%