“Our Little Sister” is a film for your soul

By GTVW staff

Photos by Courtesy

A new Kore-eda film comes with the adapted story from Yoshida Akimi’s best-selling graphic novel “Umimachi Diary”. “Our Little Sister” begins with  three twenty-something sisters – Sachi, Yoshino and Chika – live together in a large old house in the seaside town of Kamakura. When they learn of their estranged father’s death, they decide to travel to the countryside for his funeral. There they meet their shy teenage half-sister Suzu for the first time and, bonding quickly, invite her to live with them. Suzu eagerly agrees, and begins a new life with her older sisters.

Amidst the many and varied colors of Kamakura’s four seasons, the four sisters cause each other emotional anguish, and support each other through life’s trials, developing a very special bond in the process. Set against the summer ocean sparkling with sunlight, radiant autumn foliage, a tunnel of gorgeous yet impermanent cherry blossom trees, hydrangeas damp from the rainy season, and brilliant fireworks heralding the arrival of another summer, their moving and deeply relatable story depicts the irreplaceable moments that form a true family.

During 126 minutes, this hugely and enjoyable film is one of the best emotional stories where have solved the problem of reconciling tradition and modern life full  of lyrical images of water, the sea, cherry blossom and soft lights.It’s full of realistic sceneries which family bonds are more important than any negative feeling.