Sad Vacation (2007)

Original title

サッド ヴァケイション

Directed by

Shinji Aoyama

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 16m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man returns to his hometown in Kitakyushu and reconnects with people from his past. The story follows several characters as they navigate their everyday struggles and relationships.

melancholicslow-burncontemplativesubtleintrospectiveslice-of-lifebittersweetvisually understated

What happens

Sad Vacation (サッド ヴァケイション, Saddo Vakeishon) is a 2007 Japanese drama film written and directed by Shinji Aoyama, adapted from his novel. Being third and last of Aoyama's "Kitakyushu Saga", Sad Vacation brings together several characters from his previous films Helpless and Eureka and continues to explore their lives, all the while being a separate story that doesn't require watching previous films. It was named after the Johnny Thunders song. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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