Our Little Sister

Our Little Sister

  • Director: Hirokazu Koreeda
  • Writer: Akimi Yoshida,Hirokazu Koreeda
  • Countries of origin: Japan
  • Language: Japanese
  • Release date: June 13, 2015
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: Kamakura Diary
  • "Our Little Sister" (Our Little Sister) is a 2015 Japanese drama film directed by Hirokazu Koreeda , starring Ayase Haruka , Masami Nagasawa and others.
    The film is adapted from a comic of the same name created byよしだあきみ. It tells the story of the three sisters accepting half-sisters to live together after their father's death   .

    Details

    • Release date June 13, 2015
    • Filming locations Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
    • Production companies Fuji IG Laboratory for Movies (FILM), Fuji Television Network, GAGA.

    Box office

    Gross US & Canada

    $531,996

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $25,118

    Gross worldwide

    $15,918,101

    Movie reviews

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    • By Jaden 2022-04-24 07:01:22

      Kamakura Town and Sea Street Diary

      On the first day of 2016, I went to Kamakura. The tram that operated all night on New Year's Eve the night before was empty and looked particularly tired in the early morning sun. I didn't check the strategy before departure, and I didn't make any plans.

      Kamakura is an ancient capital, and there are countless shrines and temples on the map, all of which are similar. Get off at Hase Station and walk through the narrow and quiet streets to see the Kamakura Daibutsu. When you get tired...

    • By Mina 2022-04-24 07:01:22

      It's like it was shot specially for foreigners

      The peculiarity of this film is that it is narrated for the sake of narration without instilling any worldly values ​​and judgments. Everyone is free to do whatever they want. I don't know if it reflects that Japan's social welfare is quite good and quite tolerant. My mother was still alive, and I didn’t communicate much unless I lived; my father left his wife and daughter and his lover and ran away, and the children lived carelessly. In the end, he went to the funeral generously; he invited...

    • By Yvonne 2022-04-24 07:01:22

      A bit like "Fine Snow" back then

      "Haijie Diary" is a bit like "Fine Snow" in those years, it is very beautiful to shoot the four seasons in Japan, and the four sisters are also very pleasing to the eye. They are beautiful in appearance and more beautiful in heart. It's not true - the father was out with the wild woman, abandoned his wife and children, he died, and the three sisters raised their half-sister without complaint. Is this really necessary? If you don't fight for family property, you've already done your best....

    • By Hayley 2022-04-24 07:01:22

      Art is a beautiful attitude to life

      This is the second film I've seen by Hirokazu Eda, the first being "Phantom Light". Watching "Fantasy" is like eating a salty plum, you can enjoy it; watching "Haijie Diary" is like eating a piece of chocolate, very sweet and very appetizing. The warm family life it presents, the cultural capital Kamakura where it takes place, and the acting skills of the selected actors are all very good.


      The family life in "The Sea" is perfectly shaped. The four sisters live in a...

    • By Evangeline 2022-04-24 07:01:22

      Every time I see cherry blossoms, I feel like I want to cry, because I feel life, right?

      Trams, seaside towns, old houses, long Japanese drama runs, beaches, canteens (small restaurants), bicycles, cherry blossoms; these classic elements are all there.

      The father and lover ran away and gave birth to a child. Years later, the lover died and married a woman with an oil bottle. Not long after that, she died again; the mother remarried;

      This feeling of joy but not sadness but not sadness, and the feeling that there are many stories behind each character, I was...

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    • By Karelle 2023-09-21 22:18:47

      The scene is rich in detail and the plot is delicate, but the more you watch it, the more irritating it becomes. What is affection? Why does the story end with an invisible but bound to make everyone happy as soon as the story reaches bloodline? The eldest sister and the fourth sister are together, the last words of the aunt in the cafeteria, the debts of the sisters and their parents, all of which have to be accepted because of family affection, but I have never felt that family affection must...

    • By Mason 2023-08-06 08:47:08

      If I want to be with you, my life is very slow and slow, every grass and every tree, every frown and smile will become forever. . . Masami Nagasawa. . How can you be so beautiful! !...

    • By Pearlie 2023-07-20 18:10:03

      How did the Japanese manage to make such an ups and downs of life so delicious and not feel boring at all? Would love to know where the secret is. Why do some domestic films feel so long and unbearable when they also talk about trivial matters in life? What's wrong? btw I'm not too intense about this movie, if I was abandoned by my parents like this I'd hate...

    • By Maxine 2023-07-15 10:25:48

      It feels like these four women will never get married for a...

    • By Kamryn 2023-06-29 07:26:31

      You are willing to appreciate every flower, every grass, every tree and every tree. Sometimes I forget to pay attention to the dialogue, forget to think about what happened. Kamakura by the sea, rail cars by the sea, restaurants by the sea, homes by the sea. Midsummer fireworks are paired with plum wine, and the waves are paired with sardines. They are plain and delicate, reaching the realm of transformation. The four seasons are reincarnated, and they will eventually return to...

    Movie plot

    In the house left by the grandmother of Kamakura, Japan, the three sisters, Kota ( Ayase Haruka ) , Kano ( Masami Nagasawa ), and Chika ( Kaho ) live each other . One day, they suddenly received news of the death of their father, who had never heard of them 15 years ago. The two sisters who had been vaguely impressed could not feel any sadness, but the eldest sister could not forgive her father even thinking of being abandoned. The...
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    Behind the scenes gags

    The copyright of the film was originally in the hands of other companies. Hirokazu Koreeda was deeply moved when he read the part where the four sisters were crying at the top of the mountain in the first volume of the manga.
    During the adaptation, the director removed the setting of Qianjia's explosive head in the original work, and focused on portraying her unique personality. 
    Masami Nagasawa and Ayase Haruka, who first collaborated...
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    Evaluation action

    Sometimes the film is purely composed of beautiful and insignificant moments. Almost all conflicts exist in its past tense, creating a work with loose plot, broad mind, simple and fresh, and somewhat plain. Xiaomeiling naturally blended into the life of the Xiangtian family, overwhelming the audience who had expected the story to have quarrels or twists, and the little drama effect provided by the director at the end seemed reluctant....
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    Movie quotes

    • Sachi Kôda: I want you to stay forever.

      Suzu Asano: I want to stay forever.