Halfway

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Movie Title: Halfway
Year released in Japan: Feb 21, 2009
Directed by: Eriko Kitagawa
Starring: Kitano Kie, Masaki Okada, Junpei Mizobata, Hiroki Narimiya, Riisa Naka

Synopsis:
Tells a bittersweet love story of a high school couple. Their relationship begins to face trouble as their high school graduation approaches.




Thoughts:
About 98% of the movie is done by improvising and ad-lib. I thought that was a bit interesting. In an interview Kitano had, she said that the director would leave her short notes on what feelings to convey. Since there wasn't much staff, she said it felt like filming a home movie. Junpei was apparently touched by their pure acting. xD

Trailer:

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Website:
http://halfway-movie.jp