Sekai wa tokidoki utsukushii (Life Can Be So Wonderful)(The World Is Wonderful Sometimes) (2006)

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Five short stories of life's joys and sorrows are brought together in this omnibus drama from Japan. In the first segment, we eavesdrop on the thoughts of a woman edging into her forties (Miyuki Matsuda) as she goes through her paces as a nude model working for an artist. Next, an elderly man (Akira… More Five short stories of life's joys and sorrows are brought together in this omnibus drama from Japan. In the first segment, we eavesdrop on the thoughts of a woman edging into her forties (Miyuki Matsuda) as she goes through her paces as a nude model working for an artist. Next, an elderly man (Akira Emoto) with a long-standing drinking problem sits at a bar and talks about his love-hate relationship with the bottle. In part three, a young couple (Katayama Hitomi and Segwa Ryo) shares a conversation moments after making love. The fourth segment follows a young scientist (Matsuda Ryuhei) who has leaned that his girlfriend (Asami Reina) will be having his child. And finally, a single woman (Ichikawa Mikako) walks through the park, pondering the world around her and the glorious mysteries that are a part of daily life. Sekai Wa Tokidoki Utsukushii (aka Life Can Be So Beautiful) was the first feature film from writer and director Osamu Minorikawa). ~ Mark Deming, Rovi