A Gentle Breeze in the Village

2007 2h 1m JA

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 56

ComedyDramaRomance

Synopsis

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Soyo, a student in a school with only six students, develops feelings for the new student, Hiromi, who has moved from Tokyo.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kaho
Soyo Migita
Masaki Okada
Hiromi Osawa
Elisa Yanagi
Ibuki Taura
Shoko Fujimura
Atsuko Yamabe
Yui Natsukawa
Itoko Migita
Koichi Sato
Kazumasa Migita
Satoru Saito
Atsuko's Father
Daisuke Kuroda
Matsuda

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nobuhiro Yamashita
Writers: Aya Watanabe, Fusako Kuramochi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita, shot by Ryuto Kondo. 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 Rei Harakami. 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 Ryuji Miyajima 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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Kaho and Masaki Okada and Elisa Yanagi carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0997184 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 56 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Nobuhiro Yamashita directs. Ryuto Kondo behind the camera. Rei Harakami scores. Ryuji Miyajima cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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1Released 19 years ago.
2Directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita, shot by Ryuto Kondo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Rei Harakami. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Ryuji Miyajima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Kaho and Masaki Okada and Elisa Yanagi carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0997184 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 56 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 10 themes, including "village life", "classroom", "village school", "rural area".