It Feels So Good

2019 1h 55m JA

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6.6

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6.5

IMDB

★6.6TMDB · 49★6.5IMDB · 1,032

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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When it rains it pours. Kenji divorced his wife, lost his job and his old squeeze Naoko is getting married back home in the north of Japan, specifically in Akita. He returns there in order to attend her wedding. Naoko surprises him by proposing that they have sex again. The one night stand is the new beginning.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tasuku Emoto
Kenji Nagahara
Kumi Takiuchi
Naoko Sato
Akira Emoto
Kenji's Father (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Haruhiko Arai
Writers: Haruhiko Arai
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Chieko Suzaki 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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Tasuku Emoto and Kumi Takiuchi and Akira Emoto carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt10747038 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 49 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Haruhiko Arai directs. Itsuro Shimoda scores. Chieko Suzaki cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 7 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Original score by Itsuro Shimoda. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Chieko Suzaki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Tasuku Emoto and Kumi Takiuchi and Akira Emoto carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt10747038 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 49 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.