OUR LITTLE SISTER (Japan 2015) ***
Directed by Hirokazu Kore-da
Starring: Haruka Ayase, Masami Nagasawa, Kaho
Review by Gilbert Seah
Though not his best, the latest from Kore-da (AFTER LIFE, LIKE FATHER LIKE SON) contains all the charm and some traits from his best films. In OUR LITTLE SISTER, a character remarks that God has not created perfectly and it is up to man to make the best of it. Like his masterpiece AFTER LIFE, in which human beings after death have to film their best memories to take to heaven to remember forever, humans make a big difference in the lives of Kore-da’s characters.
Three grown sisters (Haruka Ayase, Masami Nagasawa and Kaho) who live in their late grandmother’s sprawling home in Kamakura, a genteel city south of Tokyo take their teenage half sister, Suzu (Suzu Hirose) to live with them after their father’s death. The seasons drift by…
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