StunnaKrypto Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

Libramedi Intense, gripping, stylish and poignant

WillSushyMedia This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

NEON POLTERGEIST I really really love somber, tranquil, heartfelt dramas where you get immersed in the characters of the Movie.. But I got to admit that, In the long run Hirokazu Koreeda makes the same formulaic Movies. It's like a continuation to still Walking, I even Think its the exact same house too.There's much to love with his Movies for the beautifully shot scenes etc. But remember this is exactly how beautiful japan is. wherever I Went this traditional feeling sweeps over you just being there. And that's even more beautiful then actually watching it in his Movies. SO.. my problem with his films are that they really never lead to any climatic scenes. It's 2 hour of washing, eating, ordinary stuff that sure is calm for your senses. but.. they never leap that cinematic Power moment we all wait for! Something..cm-on! It's like wait.. THis is based on a manga also. I never read that manga, but i bet something more happened. The Japanese Cinema will Always be my favorite of all. And that's a fact. America make useless cgi garbage in comparison. They don't even make real animation anymore. In the end I Think Hirokazu Koreedas Movies are a Little overrated. cause i wished for a Little more. Everybody says his films are calm, and soothing but for me.. when they never kiss, never that big finale, of happiness with Always his signature endings of never knowing.. It's not calm for me, that's just horror. Not to know makes me just angry. There was two really good scenes though. that cute act when the Little sister just stands in the fan. That made me laugh.Still, It was way better then still Walking. But i never agreed to anything criterion releases any hows. They are just a bunch of artsy boring types without any sense of humor.

Red-125 The Japanese film Umimachi Diary was shown in the U.S. with the title Our Little Sister (2015). Hirokazu Koreeda directed the movie.Haruka Ayase plays Sachi Kôda, one of three young-adult sisters living in a home owned by their mother. The other sisters are Yoshino, played by Masami Nagasawa, and Chika, played by Kaho. These actors look enough like each other to be sisters, and they are realistic characters. Each has her own personality, and, like any three people living together, they squabble.Their mother has abandoned them 14 years ago, so Sachi has been both mother and sister to them. As the movie opens, we learn that their father has died. The sisters go to the father's funeral, and meet their half-sister Suzu, who is portrayed very well by the young actor Suzu Hirose. She is their father's daughter, but she is the daughter of his second wife. He has married a third time. Now, she is an orphan, although her step-mother could provide for her. Instead, the three sisters invite her to come and live with them.The remainder of the movie is a calm reflection of Suzo's integration into the family. She actually knows their father better than any of the three older sisters, because she was with him from her birth until his death. So the older women ask her for more information about the father. Information about ancestors is important to the Japanese, and we see this theme repeated throughout the film.The movie was interesting to me because there was no fiery revelations, no scenes of caustic criticism, and no horribly sad moments. We follow the women through two years of life, and we get to know them and care about them.I learned the some facts about Japanese culture that I didn't know. For example, the spiritual importance of cherry blossoms, and the ritual of making plum wine.The acting was uniformly excellent. All the sisters are attractive in a low-key way. Haruka Ayase, the oldest sister, has been described as one of the most beautiful women on the planet, and I think this is true. However, what is striking about her in the movie is her calm, competent, dignified presence. She looks intelligent and caring, which is what her role calls for.This is a movie worth seeking out. We saw it in Rochester's excellent Little Theatre. It won't work as well on the small screen. Still, It's an outstanding movie, Don't miss it.

Nate Made an account just to review this movie. What a boring, boring, BORING movie. I see a lot of foreign films (mother-tongue Tamil) and this is one of the worst non-Tamil, non-English movies I've ever seen, Oh sure we can go on and on about the cinematography, the acting (gag) and all sorts of technical details BUT, at the core of the film, the story itself is bad. It is so bad. So some girl comes to live with her 3 other sisters after her dad dies. Fair enough. But go somewhere with it. Literally the most mundane and banal things happen throughout the movie. No drama, no tension, no nothing. Would have been vastly better if the girl was a completely amoral sociopath that rips apart the closely knit sisters. I would pay good money to watch that. Oh they're going shopping. No scallops! Gasp! What drama! Whatever will they do next? COOKING! CLEANING! WASHING! What a twist! Keeps you on the edge of your seat. I couldn't even finish this turd and that's a complete low for me. At least they made Japan look good. All these glowing critic reviews feels like a conspiracy. This movie is the definition of Oscar bait. Banal, trite and no kind of storytelling whatsoever. 1 / 10.

writers_reign It's not generally known that Anton Chekov wrote a sequel to - and better play than - his successful Three Sisters and the reason, of course, is that he didn't but if he HAD it would have been very much like this totally EXQUISITE film whose 128 minutes are far too short to allow the viewer to bask sufficiently in its perfection. After only about forty minutes I knew I wanted to watch it again and again. Once they have bestowed every Award available on this BEAUTIFUL movie they should then create a Special award, a one-off celebrating the laughter, tears, joy, melancholy and utter bliss that comprise Life, give it to this gem and then destroy it so that no other film can ever share it. This is a film you watch through a veil of gentle, warm, tears of joy, wallowing in the outstanding performances of the four sisters who share a home where making plum wine is a major event. I can't rule out the fact that I lack siblings of my own - and have never consciously felt a lack - coloured my view of three full sisters who invite the thirteen year-old daughter of their biological father and the woman for whom he deserted them and their mother to share the home in which they live alone. This is very much a film of small pleasures like preparing and eating meals together and is just as nourishing to the viewer. A gorgeous Faberge' egg of a movie. Watch it, please, I beg you.