Birthday Wishes

"Will you be leading your dream life 10 years from now?"

2016 2h 3m JA

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7.3

SOLID

★7.3TMDB · 3

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Synopsis

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Although her mother died when she was ten, Noriko still receives yearly birthday cards from her. Her life gets complicated as she grows older but she still finds comfort in her mother's messages.

“Will you be leading your dream life 10 years from now?”

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Cast

Ai Hashimoto
Noriko
Aoi Miyazaki
Yoshie
Yusuke Santamaria
Soichiro
Kenta Suga
Masao
Aoi Nakamura
Jun Tateishi
Momone Shinokawa
Noriko 9-12 Years-old
Shosuke Tanihara
Shosuke Tanihara
Yoriko Doguchi
Mitsuyo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yasuhiro Yoshida
Writers: Yasuhiro Yoshida
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yasuhiro Yoshida, shot by Shinya Kimura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Shunsuke Kida. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Masaki Murakami shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Ai Hashimoto and Aoi Miyazaki and Yusuke Santamaria carry the top of the cast.

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ERA

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Marketing tagline: "Will you be leading your dream life 10 years from now?".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4842932 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yasuhiro Yoshida directs. Shinya Kimura behind the camera. Shunsuke Kida scores. Masaki Murakami cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 10 years ago.
2Directed by Yasuhiro Yoshida, shot by Shinya Kimura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Shunsuke Kida. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Masaki Murakami shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Ai Hashimoto and Aoi Miyazaki and Yusuke Santamaria carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Will you be leading your dream life 10 years from now?".
7IMDB entry: tt4842932 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.