Closed Note (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Hong Kong Version) DVD Region 3
Takeuchi Yuko (Actor)
| Iseya Yusuke (Actor)
| Sawajiri Erika (Actor)
| Ishibashi Renji
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Kevin Kennedy
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May 30, 2009
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May 30, 2009
Intensely romantic tale
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In "Closed Note", Kae (Sawajiri Erika), who is studying to become an elementary school teacher (although she seems to spend no time whatsoever actually attending classes or doing any studying), moves into a new apartment and discovers there a diary left there by the previous tenant. Kae begins to read the diary and discovers that the diary coincidentally was written by a woman named Ibuka (Takeuchi Yuko) during her first year of teaching elementary school. As Kae reads the diary, we see the events described in the diary played out before us by Ibuka and her pupils. Kae draws important lessons from the wisdom that the diary imparts. On the day she moves in, Kae noticed a long-haired man (Iseya Yusuke) staring at her window, then later encounters the man in the fountain pen shop where she works. She is drawn to the man and soon begins a friendship with him that, on her part, quickly becomes something deeper. The man, however, does not wholeheartedly return Kae's affections and Kae is bewildered by his hesitation ... until she learns the fateful connection between the woman in the diary and this long-haired man. It is intriguing to watch the puzzle underlying this complex story unfold; the fine performances by the three lead actors all help to hold the audience's interest during the long unfolding process (the film runs for nearly 2 hours and 20 minutes). "Closed Note" lovingly depicts its milieu and features some gorgeous cinematography. Unfortunately, for me, the film's ending feels forced and manipulative; the story simply tries a bit too hard to bring the viewers to a tear-stained climax. Nonetheless, I can recommend the movie for all that comes before that overwrought ending. |
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