One thing is for sure, this film has some of the most gloriously thought out and constructed set designs ever. A lot of the film takes place in the young girl's "apartment" which is about the size of an average K-Mart. Each room is like a different department but it doesn't seem ...( read more)
Shunji Iwai, Ayako Fujitani, Jun Murakami
A disillusioned filmmaker has an encounter with a young girl who has a ritual of repeating "Tomorrow is my birthday" everyday. He tries to communicate with her through his video camera.
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October 21, 2009
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May 18, 2008
This has got to be my all time favourite film. Anno brought fujitani's book to life, and he did it sooooo well. With the atmosphere and beauty of an iwai film. Poetic and touching. I really need to read fujitani's book, not only was her performance amazing, the material her a...( read more)
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