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One Week Friends

2017 · 120 min

A gentle, bittersweet romance that tugs at the heart as it explores memory and connection with earnest tenderness.

Directed by
Shosuke Murakami
Genres
Romance, Drama
Overview
High school student Yuki Hase wants to become close with classmate Kaori Fujimiya who is alway by herself. Kaori Fujimiya refuses to become close with Yuki Hase, because she forgets her friends every new Monday. Even though Kaori tells Yuki why she doesn't want to become friends, Yuki still wants to become close to her.

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Directed by
Shosuke Murakami
Genres
Romance, Drama
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • memory
  • love
  • identity
  • friendship
  • healing
Places
  • school
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance8
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Genres
romance, drama
Directed by
Shosuke Murakami
Written by
Yoko Izumisawa
Starring
Haruna Kawaguchi, Kento Yamazaki, Takashi Matsuo, Shuhei Uesugi, Haori Takahashi, Seika Furuhata, Sairi Ito, Masahiro Komoto
Music
Yutaka Yamada
Cinematography
Nobushige Fujimoto
Runtime
120 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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