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68% Critic Match
I Lived in Kyoto For A While
6.8 / 10• 2019• 1h 25m•NR• Japanese
FamilyDrama
Storyline
27-year-old Eto Kana lives in Tokyo and has never been out of the city before. She used to work as a designer and stay in a company dormitory but moved back to her family home after resigning due to the stress from interpersonal relationships. Meanwhile, Kana’s family gets a call about an elderly granduncle who got injured. She goes to Kyoto where he lives at the request of her worried mother and stays there for several days to take care of him.
Cast & Crew
Fumino Kimura
Eto Kana
Lead
Masaomi Kondo
Oga Shigeru
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Takuma Yoshimi's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. I Lived in Kyoto For A While is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
