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Stay (2018)
Stay
"Stay" is an amazing production. It is beautifully shot, and its direction and casting are stellar.
The story felt so natural. After experiencing the opening sequence and beginning to sympathize with Ryu's despair, magic occurred. Soon, I was rooting for him to get his life back and for him to convince Hope to "stay."
The chemistry between the two lead actors, Shogen (Ryu) and Ana Tanaka (Hope), feels like watching two people really falling in love while their banter and playfulness retain the story's cinematic quality.
Glimpses into specific aspects of Japanese culture are refreshing, but the story and its themes are universal.
Writer and director Darryl Wharton-Rigby has delivered with this one. I look forward to this brilliant storyteller's next film.