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Nagi Notes

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Yoriko, an artist living in rural Nagi, is haunted by a former love affair she cannot bear to mourn. When Yuri, a recently separated architect, travels from Tokyo to visit her friend and former sister-in-law, both women find themselves at a crossroad, each searching for ways to let go of the past and define their identities. Yuri's brief escape from the city settles into a quiet confrontation of loss and probing for the two women in bucolic Nagi.

Critics Reviews

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Chase Hutchinson TheWrap 4d
Much like the central sculptures that become the focal point of its best scenes, Kôji Fukada’s "Nagi Notes" is a film defined by a sense that the filmmaker is trying to chip away at something. Go to Full Review Guy Lodge Variety 4d
Conflict courses through Koji Fukada‘s subtly stirring new film to increasingly urgent, disquieting effect, raising the human stakes of polite everyday exchanges and encounters. Go to Full Review Wendy Ide Screen International 4d
In its unassuming way, the film is a celebration of creativity and of emotional connections forged through art. But Nagi Notes is unassertive in its themes and, at times, gentle almost to a fault. Go to Full Review Diego Batlle Otroscines.com 2d
3.5/5
The film has a relaxed and minimalist feel, but in the final half hour...the narrative accelerates and becomes a little more bombastic, although it never loses its focus, its objectives, or its charm. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Rubén Téllez Brotons El antepenúltimo mohicano 2d
2/5
Pure aesthetic contradiction that ends up exposing not only the artificiality of the film, but also the formula with which the director designs each of his scenes. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Gregory Ellwood The Playlist 3d
B-
This is an intricate needle for any filmmaker to thread. Especially for a narrative so intentionally subtle that every choice, every word resonates tenfold. But it’s those contrasts that ultimately make "Nagi Notes" a commendable endeavor. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Koji Fukada

Director

Takako Matsu

Actor

Shizuka Ishibashi

Actor

Kenichi Matsuyama

Actor

Waku Kawaguchi

Actor

Kiyora Fujiwara

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Movie Info

Synopsis Yoriko, an artist living in rural Nagi, is haunted by a former love affair she cannot bear to mourn. When Yuri, a recently separated architect, travels from Tokyo to visit her friend and former sister-in-law, both women find themselves at a crossroad, each searching for ways to let go of the past and define their identities. Yuri's brief escape from the city settles into a quiet confrontation of loss and probing for the two women in bucolic Nagi.
Director
Koji Fukada
Producer
Terutarô Osanaï
Screenwriter
Koji Fukada
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Japanese
Runtime
1h 50m