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ここは退屈迎えに来て

ここは退屈迎えに来て poster
Directed by
Ryūichi Hiroki
Genre
romance film
Country
Japan

How it feels

A woman returns to her hometown after ten years in Tokyo feeling stuck in a mundane life. She reconnects with an old high school friend and they decide to go see a former crush from their youth.

melancholicnostalgicslow-burnintimatecontemplativebittersweetatmosphericunderstated

What happens

『ここは退屈迎えに来て』(ここはたいくつむかえにきて)は、山内マリコによる小説。R-18文学賞読者賞受賞作「十六歳はセックスの齢」を含む連作小説集。2012年、幻冬舎より刊行された。2018年に映画化。 10年東京で過ごし、なんとなく地元に帰ってきた「私」。ぱっとしない日々の中で高校時代の友人に再会し、当時あこがれていた「椎名くん」に会いに行くことにー。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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