This is my first time writing a review but I just have to do this. This movie is breathtaking. And I literally mean it. It's not breath taking in a beautiful, light-hearted, but in a shocking way. Quite a few times while watching it I could feel my heart being clenched in an ice cold fist and streaming tears or a plain expression of shock or disbelief following it. It reminded me of another Japanese movie called "Visitor Q" in a sense that I thought to myself "This is so f***ed up... this movie is seriously f***ed up..." multiple times through out it, but unlike "Visitor Q" there is no or close to no comical approach to all this mess. So why do I say that this movie is so "wrong"? Without spoiling too much of it I'll just say this: I saw this as a story of a kind boy who is trying to move through life but is horribly maltreated, who despises himself and who has been repeatedly told that he would be better off dead. A boy that has seen mostly only the dark side of the life and who has not been shown what love and compassion is. And if that wouldn't be enough it seems like life just keeps throwing rocks and laughing at him. Everything that happens seems so horribly wrong. And he is not the only one that is made fun of by the destiny. I can not say anything else without spoiling the show, but let's just say that the unfairness of life makes this movie so brilliant yet shocking. The acting was astonishing. I don't understand how such young people can cope with such complicated roles and act out everything so perfectly. Mad props for them. It made the story convincing and realistic. As for the music: I loved it. Classical music was played though out the whole (i think. Or at least I noticed only the classical pieces) movie and it gave some extra grimness to it. Also it helped to build up the tension where it was needed and filled the episodes with no dialog perfectly. Though I'm not sure if I will ever watch this movie again. It was great. Impressive. Emotionally heavy. But too crushing for me. It left a deep impression on me, but it would feel too heavy and exhausting to watch it again... At least at the moment. Just like a Korean movie "The Crucible". It is brilliant, I loved it, but even after a few months I still cannot re-watch it. Overall I'm giving it a 10. A grim masterpiece.