Neighboring Sakuko

– 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.

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Release Date:

18 Jan 2014

Language:

Japanese

Director:

Kôji Fukada

Writer:

Kôji Fukada (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Fumi Nikaidô, Mayu Tsuruta, Taiga, Kanji Furutachi

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%