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Honokaa Boy

2009 · 111 min

A gentle, sunlit drift through island days, slow and quiet, leaving a soft ache of longing.

Overview
Leo, a young Japanese college student, travels to Hawaii and eventually falls in love with Maray, an older Japanese-Caucasion woman.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • coming-of-age
    • isolation
    • healing
    Places
    • small town
    • sea
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism8
    Romance6
    Tension2
    Darkness2
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, romance
    Directed by
    Atsushi Sanada
    Written by
    Takuma Takasaki
    Starring
    Masaki Okada, Chieko Baisho, Jun Hasegawa, Yu Aoi, Eri Fukatsu, Keiko Matsuzaka, Koishi Kimi, Terue Shoji
    Music
    Takuji Aoyagi, Umitaro Abe
    Cinematography
    Orie Ichihashi
    Runtime
    111 min
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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