Kao

There are some editing issues, and the translation is probably poorly done, but I found this movie compelling. Amazing work by Ms. Fujiama. I found the situations believable in the context of who the character was. there were surprises that made the story interesting. Plenty of opportunities to examine the Japanese fascination with karaoke.

The movie is worth watching just for the truly astonishingly haunting sequence of the festival with children dancing and a chorus singing with drumming accompaniment . I have never seen or heard anything like this, I have no idea what it all means or if it is a real part of a festival on an island. Well worth seeing even if you skip to the "festival " scene.