Ueno Juri

Throughout the movie I kept thinking...when is this guy going to crack...I've heard of holding in emotions before but damn. Finally at the end he did, but it wasn't dramatic enough to fit in with the whole movie building up to it. I've never seen the lead actor before(not that I remember) and he wasn't great, but Juri was good~

Yeah, he sure held it in for a long time... I guess he was as unsure about his feelings for Aoi as she did for him until the end... So unbelievably sad.

What did think about the part called "The Girlfriend?" I thought it was totally out of place for the movie and altered the tone of the movie... It should've been edited out, IMIO.

Yeah that part was really strange. The girl really got on my nerves haha. The thing with the "Can I borrow your phone?" then it rings at her heart lmao. It did feel out of place.

I gotta say this was a decently enjoyable film. Really beautiful in how it critiqued and dramatized the reality of the film industry (struggling film students, hard working, under-respected PAs and crazy, dramatic directors). All of which i can kind of relate to. Really enjoyed the traditional, old school cameras and the process of editing of film. Despite this film being a quite sad one...I felt particularly sorry for Juri (Aoi) throughout the film. As usual, Juri did an amazing job and she looked so graceful and and natural...whether it was as a demanding director, an obligated extra in a student film, a caring sister, a guarded tough chick, or a girl who's heart was broken...she sold it.

I loved how this film was frustrating, yet well done. I agree that the "girlfriend" part was a bit odd, but I guess it was there to show how inexperienced this guy was with girls, his feelings and how he totally missed out on the perfect girl! He totally deserves a stalking, psychotic, and old woman!!! On the other hand I loved how Aoi's sister was the most clear-sighted person, despite her lack of physical sight. And I totally loved how they showed the "End of the World" movie, it was so incredibly bad (like a typical college student film), yet so enjoyable because we see the fruit of their hard work and underlying emotions for each other...or maybe not ;-)

I admit that tears welted in my eyelids at the last scene where the guy finally breaks down...but I think I felt even more sorry for Aoi...because she made tons of effort, yet was blown off/rejected/suffered by this guy. Well then...guess I'll go listen to Utada Hikaru's "虹色バス" aka "Rainbow Bus" from her new album to cheer me up because it sings about rainbows....

I guess because it was Juri-chan who dies in the plane crash, I felt depressed and sad from the get-go... I suppose if it were Kishida who died, I wouldn't have felt as emotionally connected... Guess that makes me a fanboy, ne?

Yeah, the closing scene in Aoi's bedroom was a tough one: hard to not get choked up watching that...

I liked it (actually, I love dramas) even some parts were a little "slow". Ueno does her role excellent! It was a pity that Kishida didn't realise about Aoi's feelings when she said that she wouldn't go to LA if the one she loved asked her.
Totally agree about "The girlfriend" part. She was crazy. At first, when I saw the part of the cellphone to ring her heart in the date I thought "maybe she wants to be original..." but no, she is insane.
Also, poor Aoi when nobody chooses her in the date-party, I thought that Kishida would do sth!!
The end of the movie... too sad but good!

Kishida sorta raised his hand, but not high enough... During that scene, I yelled at the TV: "Raise you hand higher, idiot!!!"

Aoi must've been crushed.