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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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