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synopsis:
21-year-old office worker Eriko Sakai (Rena Tanaka) has been down and about since her break-up with her last boyfriend. But things have been different since she's met Tamura (Seietu Ozawa), who's genuinely nice and rather intelligent. But Tamura is upfront with Eriko, admitting that he has a girlfriend who is studying abroad for a year. But he truly likes Eriko and proposes that they carry on for a year to see how things work out before his girlfriend returns. Eriko sadly makes the mistake of her life and accepts. Of course, the two falls in love, but their love is like a marigold - which expires after a year. . .
Review
This movie is guaranteed to break girls' hearts, while some might find it too painful to watch. Some of you might recall an early '80s American film called The Last American Virgin. Like American Virgin, Tokyo Marigold is rather heart-wrenching. It shows both sides of a relationship - the tears and the laughs. Because of Eriko's younger age, she takes wild stabs of chance when it comes to love and she pays the price for them, but she comes out a much stronger person in the end. The Japanese don't produce too many cry-out-loud type of films, but when they do, they're rather good. Check out Tokyo Marigold when you're in the mood to cry.
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synopsis:
21-year-old office worker Eriko Sakai (Rena Tanaka) has been down and about since her break-up with her last boyfriend. But things have been different since she's met Tamura (Seietu Ozawa), who's genuinely nice and rather intelligent. But Tamura is upfront with Eriko, admitting that he has a girlfriend who is studying abroad for a year. But he truly likes Eriko and proposes that they carry on for a year to see how things work out before his girlfriend returns. Eriko sadly makes the mistake of her life and accepts. Of course, the two falls in love, but their love is like a marigold - which expires after a year. . .
Review
This movie is guaranteed to break girls' hearts, while some might find it too painful to watch. Some of you might recall an early '80s American film called The Last American Virgin. Like American Virgin, Tokyo Marigold is rather heart-wrenching. It shows both sides of a relationship - the tears and the laughs. Because of Eriko's younger age, she takes wild stabs of chance when it comes to love and she pays the price for them, but she comes out a much stronger person in the end. The Japanese don't produce too many cry-out-loud type of films, but when they do, they're rather good. Check out Tokyo Marigold when you're in the mood to cry.
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