A 91-minute documentary film, with the simple lens without any modification, highly restored the seclusion of two Japanese old people, Jin Duan and his wife, in their later years in the countryside.
Director Kenji Fukuhara once said that the whole film hardly feels like "capturing a wonderful segment", but in the later stage of compilation, the subtle language, the peaceful way of getting along as old friends, the love of life, and the attitude of calmly facing life and death are all precious.
Douban scored 9.6, which is a tribute to this documentary and a yearning for the immortal life of Tsuduan Xiuyi and Tsuduan Eiko.
life is the most difficult thing, but it's a lifetime of mutual affection.
In the documentary, the whole process from acquaintance to love between Xiuyi and Eiko is described. The time goes back to 6 years ago. At that time, Xiuyi, who was the captain of a sailing boat, temporarily stayed at Eiko's house because he had no money. Eiko, who was educated to smile all the time, attracted Xiuyi, who was still a poor boy at that time.
One winter, they got married. Although there was no wedding, Eiko still felt very happy. After marriage, Eiko has been living around Xiuyi for 65 years. Materially, she takes good care of his food and clothing, and goes to the food market to choose his favorite ingredients every day. In spirit, Eiko unreservedly supports the dream of repairing one, and even secretly sold all valuable things at home in order to repair his inner dream of sailing.
Facing Eiko's efforts, as an architect, Shoichi seldom expresses his love verbally. But he gave Eiko a paradise-like home with practical actions and gave Eiko the most beautiful time of his life. Facing the camera, Xiu Yi, who rarely speaks "disgusting" words, said like a young man in love: She is the best girlfriend for me.