Tokyo Marigolds

Went to see a film called 'Tokyo Marigolds' last night, which was on
as part of the Japanese film festival running this week.

Its a strange story of love, with the main character, a very quite girl, meeting a guy, whose girlfriend is away for a year. She persuades him to date her for a year until she comes back. The rest of the film shows their relationship grow, settle in to a comfortable/tedious rhythm, then finally shows 'the end'.

I thought it was an excellent film, very slow paced, but beautifully shot. I thought the lead actress was excellent, and much of the mood of the film, especially her emotional state was conveyed by her facial expressions, or just by her staring out of a window. The director's main job is making TV commercials, but he has also managed to make a film a year for the last twenty years.