i didn’t really think misaki and kafuku’s relationship was supposed to have a romantic aura in the first place. i thought kafuku treated misaki more of a daughter since he and oto never had to see their own child grow up to be the age at which misaki is right now

Finally watched this movie last night and was absolutely blown away. One of the most visually captivating movies of the last few years, and just crushing on the emotional scale in all the best ways. Great video!

the best part of this movie is that it was filmed very close to where I used to live so rewatching it is almost irresistible

That was very well made, you deserve more recognition

Your work is inspiring man such a deep and well written understanding of this film keep up the work

Great video, keep them coming!!

Just watched this last night (so I'm going thru video essays as one does) and wow is this a wonderfully subtle, calm and understated movie. I quite liked your analysis, and I am looking forward to checking out Happy Hour as well (as soon as I find five hours to spare haha). Also, I really like how you used the ost from the movie in the video! One of my favorite aspects of the film without a doubt, goes perfectly with the cinematography 😌

awesome analysis, would love to watch more of your content

great analysis and flawless montage!

Very well made, really enjoyed your perspective and all the a analysis you did on this

Thank you for such videos❤️❤️✨

Love this video. I just watched it yesterday and will definitely go seek out Happy Hour.

Thanks for another great video, I can't believe you haven't blown up yet but I'm glad to be here.

absolutely brilliant video! love it !

Toko Miura, as Misaki, gives as perfectly crafted a performance as I have seen in a very long time.

*minor spoilers for the film Almost fittingly in line with one of the concepts that the film explores towards the end, I interpreted the interview between Kawakami and Murakami as two things being true at the same time. In much of the same way that Oto and Misaki's mother have hurt their loved ones while still having loved them, the same could be said about Murakami's portrayal of women in his writing. He may not intentionally be misogynist, and is clearly well intentioned about women, but a lot of the criticism about his portrayal of women can be attributed to the more complex intertwined systems that lead to both men and women alike to have subconscious patriarchal biases. So, ultimately, the more important conversation isn't whether or not Murakami is actually sexist, or whether Oto or Misaki's mother loved Yusuke and Misaki respectively, but rather what are the things that led to these things in the first place.

you just earned a well deserved sub! great video :)

Here after completing Happy Hour. Took three sittings but I wish I could've done it in one. And I love that you talk about it here because it really seems to be Hamaguchi's seminal work. You lose track of time, almost, watching for hours and hours.

The king has returned

fantastic analysis, thanks

The red car reminded me of late ozu red tea kettle

Subscribed, thanks!

I was thoroughly impressed with this video. This is exactly what I look for; quality dissection and discussion. Please keep doing this, I'm very happy to have found your channel.

Dont know if you noticed this : Hamaguchi used the music mentioned in the short story "Men without women" for the movie.

Beautiful.

Great video

Perfection analysis

great breakdown

Thank you

Drive My Car was brilliant. But Burning? That was the film of the DECADE.

There is a shot of just the car for a few seconds when they are hugging each other in snow hill. i wondered when that shot came why its there? In the ending scene i realized the red car was parked among all modern cars and red car felt alone/different from others. Then i replayed the ending scene and noticed something ...all the other cars were of hyundai make...i think there is a metaphor there.. some people are red car and some people are the other cars.

Is the second song (0:41) from Hotline Miami 2?

Is the story his wife tells in drive my car based on something or is that story also in Murakami's "Men Without Women"?

Tony takitani is another great murakami adaptation also.

Just one question, why did Misaki drive alone at the end of the movie, where was Kafuko?

You skipped(probably didnt know it existed) the best Murakami adaptation its by far Tony Takitani really hidden gem, and there is the anime series Haibane Renmei( influenced heavily by Hardboiled Wonderland and the End of the World)

What elements of "Kino" was in the film?

can you please tell me the name the piano music thank you!

Short stories make better films because the directors can tell the story readers expected to see plus flesh them out. Novels get reduced for film which is upsetting to readers.

I didn't care for it. It could have been about 90 minutes shorter. It's definitely not the worst movie I've ever seen, and I've seen some bad ones, but it just put me to sleep.

wait, that was supposed to represent the main character's communication problems? dang! I thought it was supposed to be a Japanese thing. * facepalm * I feel like an idiot now .

Great. But, the review waivers around points, instead of making them. Sometimes, just say nothing while the video explains or illustrates the point you have just made. Try to sound engaged. Maybe ask more questions, then wait, then answer them. ❤

I watched this and for me it was a letdown, didnt really get the hype around this movie, felt boring imo

imagine a short story of 50 pages will turn into a 3 hours movie. there's no way norwegian wood can be done in 1.5 hours. norwegian wood the movie was poorly made in my opinion. there is no way one will understand the movie without reading the book. there are just too many details in murakami's books that made them hard to bring to the screen.

Did Driving Ms Daisy and Green Book get married and have a bastard child?

"communication is key, live laugh love, honesty, know yourself, tear down your emotional walls, forgive and forget, we need to look in on ourselves." cliche trite drivel.

Murakami is unadaptable for film period. Exclamation mark

I've got to say I almost turned it off 10 minutes in when he comes home, finds his wife getting railed and slinks out like it was his son is in a 1v1 on CoD Modern Warfare 2.

Happy Hour is a bleak depressing melodrama. where every male character is depicted as evil. female strife is tough am I right. in Drive My Car the female driver is pure fiction, completely invented most drivers in Japan are male, sorry. And commenting on it in the film just calls more attention to the poor writing. Should have come up with a better story device of the two characters meeting.

Hands down the most boring experience of my life. I think if I would of paid money for this I would of seriously have to fight somebody

I wasn't a fan of the film...way too many scenes of a saab driving in and out of tunnels..I never want to see another tunnel ever again

Thank you for the link too and the Happy Hour recommendation, thank you 🤍