<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Indeed a nice film that could potentially appeal also to the non-Japanese or Asian film fan audiences.<div>The children's performances are outstanding, especially the improvised parts in the middle, and Kore-eda has well managed to escape from</div><div>the sponsorship constraints of JR Kyushu.</div><div>Sad thought that the release didn't meet the expectations in Japan, even for Kore-eda, which might be partly attributed to the </div><div>post 3/11 chariness or the audiences.</div><div>Sten</div><div>Also at Tokyo</div><div><br></div><div><div apple-content-edited="true">
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<br><div><div>On May 12, 2012, at 1:21 AM, Rob Schwartz wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div id=":12b" class="ii gt adP"><div class="im">Michael-<br><br>I Wiah opens at the Kendall Square cinema in late May, the 26th I think. But it only plays for a week. You're in Boston, correct?<div class="yj6qo ajU"><div id=":2hu" class="ajR" tabindex="0">
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