Am I Missing Something?

A lot of fun.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

A beautiful, beautiful movie. Haunting....and got me crying (and I don't cry easily!) It haunted me for days after watching it on cable TV, and even writing this comment made my eyes a little moist. This charming movie is made credible by the performances of the two young actors. I loved them and I loved the movie! What made it even more endearing was that there was no love scenes, no sex, no giggling teenage girls, etc. Nothing like those Hollywood or HK type teen romance. Watch it with an open mind and an open heart, and be prepared to feel... BTW, I just fell in love with the character Aki. If I ever had a love in my teens, it would be her....

yes it is good movie for me .what is good for me ? the scene is so "neat " " cool ".Japanese building , school atmosphere , school uniforms ( Americans do not like it ) . good harbour front-side , beautiful port scenery .yes it is cool . ( p.s , sydney harbour port is better cool ,why ?from darling harbour , pot-point , botanical garden , to watson bay coast line course is so cool Australian people do not build bank-walls (?) (not by cement walls ,made in ceramic like stone ) .the feel of stone is so antigue Australian have really loved harbor ,natural landscapes.the last scene is very beautiful landscape .the landscape could be Australia ? where ? is it right ? if someone knows it , tell me ? the home of natural beauty is Australia , thank you for reading .

THere is so much to be said about this movie.Its aesthetically beautiful. It's emotionally pure, powerful, & sad and its heartwarming as well as tearjerking. I won't tell you anything about the story because you probably have already looked into it. Well, if you haven't... DON'T! Don't spoil it for yourself. Find it somehow. Online. IN a store. Anywhere. Its amazing. Breathtaking. Gratifying. At the risk of sounding like more of a fanboy, I'll stop here.The best Japanese film of 2004 without a doubt & maybe of the last decade.A must see.I hope for a region 1 DVD sometime soon.

I have just returned from holiday and had the unexpected chance to view this film during a 13-hour long plane flight. It was admittedly one of 60 movies on offer - mainly in English. I once lived in Japan for several years and couldn't help but draw some parallels to my experiences and relationships whilst living there. The title does not become fully clear until you have seen the entire film so I will not spoil it for you - the best thing is to approach the film with a completely open mind, with as little knowledge of the plot as possible. Suffice to say that I found this movie captivating from the very beginning, evocatively scored (the piano music really hits the spot), beautifully photographed, and the leading characters are all sensitively portrayed by the Japanese actors and actresses involved, many of whom will not be familiar to movie-goers outside Japan. Although it runs for almost 2 hours I found that the film never dragged and developed the story and characters at a realistic pace. I was touched by this moving story so much that it had me crying too !