His Motorbike, Her Island (1986)

Original title

彼のオートバイ、彼女の島

Directed by

Nobuhiko Obayashi

Genre

romance film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 40 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A motorcycle enthusiast teaches a young woman how to ride and they fall in love. The film shifts between black and white and color photography.

romanticnostalgicbittersweetdreamlikevisually stylishtenderwistful

What happens

His Motorbike, Her Island (彼のオートバイ、彼女の島, Kare no ōtobai, kanojo no shima) is a 1986 Japanese romance film directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi, based on a 1977 novel by Yoshio Kataoka. Produced by Kadokawa Haruki Jimusho, the film stars Kiwako Harada, Riki Takeuchi, Noriko Watanabe and Tomokazu Miura. Takeuchi, in his acting debut, plays a motorbike enthusiast who falls in love with a young woman (Harada) after teaching her how to ride. The film frequently switches between black-and-white and color photography. His Motorbike, Her Island won three awards at the 8th Yokohama Film Festival, including Best Supporting Actress for Watanabe and 3rd Best Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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