Miwa Nishikawa's Yureru

Yureru seems to combine elements of Capra's It's a wonderful life and law and order into one simple film with a killer ending. The film tells the story of a murder, a brother gone off to find himself in the city(and become a hipster) and brother left to stay at home and the gap that grows between them. The film features the trademark japanese understated approach, simple camera work with occasionally beautfiul compositions and a somber somewhat resigned tone. The powerful and ambigous ending really makes up for the films average first two acts. On a side note the film features a scene stolen from my boy infys film Growing Down

4/5