Heaven's Bookstore (2004)

Original title

天国の本屋～恋火

Directed by

Tetsuo Shinohara

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 51m

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 14 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A struggling classical pianist dies and goes to heaven where he works in a bookstore. He meets other characters who are also learning to let go of their pasts.

melancholicbittersweetgentlecontemplativeslow-pacednostalgichopefulwarm

What happens

Heaven's Bookstore (Japanese: 天国の本屋, Hepburn: Tengoku no Honya) is a 2004 Japanese drama film directed by Tetsuo Shinohara about a struggling classical pianist who is sent to heaven to work in a bookstore. It is based on two novels, written by Atsushi Matsuhisa and Wataru Tanaka. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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