i loved the meta-quirkiness (how the villain last name was d’amato... yes, please) and jill schoelen is very beautiful to me.

an invitation to contemplate a woman's daily drama. keiko ichihara does a great job editing, the flow of it is incredible.

impossible to describe in words how much this film can go through and talk about adolescent lack of belonging... every passage holds a huge weight in the idea of “carry on tradition” and also speak out loud about confrontation and discovery in a new place, all the anguish and sadness that yasuko tomita carries so wonderfully well in her acting. few coming-of-age movies had this powerful impression on me (like moving, as an example). wow. just... wow.