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Heavenly Forest

2006 · 116 min

A tender, bittersweet romance that slowly unfolds through quiet moments and photographs, building to a devastating emotional reveal.

Directed by: Takehiko Shinjo
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Hiroshi Tamaki, Aoi Miyazaki, Meisa Kuroki

Overview: Amateur photographer Makoto and the homely but endearing Shizuru meet during their university entrance ceremony and become instant friends. Shy by nature, Makoto finds himself opening up around Shizuru, who is secretly in love with him.

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Directed by: Takehiko Shinjo
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Hiroshi Tamaki, Aoi Miyazaki, Meisa Kuroki

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
grief
coming-of-age
memory
identity
Places: big city
school
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	7
Romance	8
Tension	2
Darkness	4
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama, romance
Directed by: Takehiko Shinjo
Written by: Kenji Bando
Starring: Hiroshi Tamaki, Aoi Miyazaki, Meisa Kuroki, Munetaka Aoki, Keisuke Koide, Yûya Ogawa, Asae Oonishi, Misa Uehara
Music: Yoshihiro Ike
Cinematography: Mitsuru Komiyama
Runtime: 116 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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