Their Distance (2015)
- Original title
- 知らないふたり
- Directed by
- Rikiya Imaizumi
- Genre
- romance film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 10 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
This film explores different types of love across generations and cultures. It follows multiple characters from early April onward showing their interconnected perspectives. The story shifts between viewpoints and includes both Japanese and Korean dialogue.
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What happens
Their Distance (Japanese: 知らない、ふたり, Hepburn: Shiranai, Futari; lit. "Two Strangers"), is a 2015 Japanese independent film written, edited, and directed by Rikiya Imaizumi, featuring the South Korean boy band NU'EST in their Japanese film debut. Their Distance stars Ren, Fumiko Aoyagi, Minhyun, Hanae Kan, JR, Haruka Kinami, and Tateto Serizawa. The plot is centered around different ideas of love, from generational to cultural, told in a nonlinear narrative switching from various days in April to illustrate the perspectives of all the characters. Part of the film is in spoken Korean, with the film using actors who were fluent in Korean. The film was first screened at the 28th Tokyo International Film Festival on October 23, 2015, before being released to the general public on January 9, 2016. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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