Aruitemo Aruitemo - Movie Recommendation

Imagine being able to spend an entire day with a Japanese family. And even better, they don’t even notice you’re there and act naturally being who they really are.

Now you can! If you don’t understand what I’m talking about, take a look at the video I prepared for you.

(I hope you liked the video. Subscribe to the channel because in two weeks I will release the movie to complete this series here on the Suki Desu website. The most emotional movie of all.)
Synopsis and technical aspects of the movie

What I learned from the movie Aruitemo Aruitemo?

Without giving spoilers, I can tell you that this movie taught me a lot about Japanese customs, from respect for the elderly to how to serve beer at a dinner table. It’s all there, it’s not an anime, it’s not fiction. It’s really realistic.

The director of the movie confessed in an interview that he made this film out of remorse for not having spent enough time with his father and mother before they died. You can really feel that in the movie. Sometimes I caught myself thinking: “you will regret saying that…” not because he said something bad, but because those are comments we sometimes make to our parents and regret.

So, I learned the importance of accepting my parents as they are, enjoying the moments I spend with them, because there will come a time when I will have to “move on” and I don’t want to move on with remorse. But rather with a feeling that I enjoyed every moment as much as I could, even if it was a weekend at a family gathering, with nothing special to tell.

See you next time, everyone. Tanoshimi shite ne (look forward to it)

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