Movie

ReLIFE

2017 · 120 min

A gentle, wistful high-school romance with a bittersweet adult-looking-back ache, easy to sink into and quietly moving.

Overview: Arata Kaizaki, a jobless adult, undergoes an experiment that makes him 10 years younger. He goes back to high school and falls in love with Chizuru Hishiro, who is more than she seems.
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, romantic and earnest. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Identity, coming-of-age, love, isolation
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
coming-of-age
love
isolation
healing
Places: school
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild