Movie

Our 30-Minute Sessions

2020 · 114 min

A gentle, music-filled body-swap story that balances grief with warmth and quiet comedy, leaving a bittersweet glow.

Tagline: The story of our beginning given by "goodbye".
Overview: College student Sota picks up a cassette tape left behind by musician Aki when he died a year ago. When the tape is played back, Aki takes over Sota's body for just 30 minutes. They share the same body and rush to reunite a band that split up and bring a smile to Aki's girlfriend Kana's face.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, earnest and light. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Grief, friendship, music, love
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
friendship
music
love
identity
Places: big city
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild