Movie

To Each His Own

2017 · 114 min

A quiet, earnest drama that sits with the weight of burnout and grief, slowly opening toward hope without easy comfort.

Tagline: Life is full of pain, but there will always be hope, somewhere.
Overview: Takashi Aoyama has way too much work to do and pushes himself mentally too hard. He blacks out and collapses at a railroad station. When he is about to be hit by a train, he is saved by Yamamoto. After his encounter with Yamamoto, Takashi recovers his bright personality and gets better results at work. One day, Takashi sees Yamamoto boarding a bus to the cemetery with a serious expression.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, tense and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Work, isolation, grief, redemption
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 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: work
isolation
grief
redemption
healing
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none