Some films you see and they change you.

This is one of those films. It comes in the form of something familiar, something nostalgic and becomes more sinister until you feel like you're no longer just watching but living it. And that you were in the nostalgic past and then stepped into a convoluted nightmare where nothing makes sense, and nothing is as it is.

There are rarely any far away shots, the entire movie is shot in extreme close ups, so what you see on screen is actually consistently partly concealed. So even when you're looking at someone there's a sense of secrecy always present, like you're only seeing parts of them and the rest is always off-screen, so much like the characters are trying to figure out the puzzle, so are you.

But the most beautiful effect was the way Rengo LITERALLY brings color to Daikis life in the end. Just mindblowing. This and the scene where in the black and white Daiki goes to meet Suda and when Suda is on the other side he's in bright light but Daiki is half-light half-dark. It was so beautiful because you see that despite being a bit rude the actor is more aware of the puzzle 'who is Rengo,' and also shows that the actor was also way more 'himself' and open than Daiki who seems very closed off in comparison.


And when there are far away shots, they're always usme color and tonal elements to show what a certain character is feeling, especially the use of dark and light, is just pure brilliance.

All the actors feel like a part of the canvas and not just good looking props.




And thanks to kaisrexci for recommending this one I'm so grateful, I might have taken me forever to find it otherwise ! !