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Jive: Swept by the Sea Breeze (2009)

Jive: Swept by the Sea Breeze poster
Original title
ジャイブ 海風に吹かれて
Directed by
Toshiki Satō
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 49m

How it feels

A burned-out IT businessman returns to his hometown in Hokkaido after being betrayed by his partner. Reconnecting with an old classmate, he rediscovers a long-abandoned dream to sail around the island.

bittersweetintrospectiveleisurelywistfulnostalgiccozycontemplativemild

What happens

『ジャイブ 海風に吹かれて』は、2009年に公開された日本映画。 泊哲郎(石黒賢)は東京でIT企業を経営して多忙な日々を送っていたのだが、共同経営者の前島(山口馬木也)に裏切られてしまう。祖父の四十九日をきっかけに北海道江差町へ帰郷し、そこで元同級生・杉山由紀(清水美沙)に出会う。二人で思い出を語り合ううちに哲郎はかつて抱いていた夢を思い出し、「ヨットでの北海道無寄港一周」を実現しようとする。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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