AMAI OSAKE DE UGAI (Sweet Sake With Existence [Lit.]) Narrated diary/tale and psychological study of a middle age loner who more or less likes what she is and does, and enjoys the very simple pleasures of everyday life in a quiet section of Tokyo. A much younger coworker strives to get the loner out of her alcohol supported shell. Touches of Shintoism add much. Well directed and acted. Viewed at JICC J-Film event and Japan Cuts. WILLIAM FLANIGAN