One of the best films I have seen the last years. It is not a film for the big audience that likes the common "Hollywood" violence and action without substance. It's a film with a deep and tender story about the contacts and the feelings between an elderly couple and their children and the lost chances to deal with each others lives. Beautiful scenes in Japan with great pictures offer the frame for the main part of story. It is fascinating to see the big contrast in the Japanese culture in modern Tokio and the older Japanese traditions at "Fuji San" as the old man - after his wife has died - makes up a visit to Japan, to fulfill the wishes of his wife. Remarkable was, that after the end of the film the whole audience silently waited till the name part and the last note of the film music was finished. They also were very impressed.
Review of Cherry Blossoms
