Taiyou no Uta
Taiyou no Uta (タイヨウのうた | A Song for the Sun, 2006)
Director: Norihiro Koizumi
Didn’t watch the drama version of Taiyou no Uta because I thought that it will be another tearjerker TV show. I thought that watching the movie might tame the drama a bit, or something to that effect. Taiyou no Uta is about a girl named Amane Kaoru who has Xeroderma pigmentosum and is not allowed to be exposed to the sun. Nevertheless, she has a great singing voice, and she spends her day sleeping, and then going outside at night to sing. She also happens to adore a high school guy (played by Tsukamoto Takashi) outside her window. And you probably get the drift, don’t you?
I think that this movie is dragging. There aren’t a lot of dialogues in the film, but there are a handful of scenes were we get to see Amane Kaoru (portrayed by the singer YUI) singing on the street at night. It’s good that the movie isn’t a real tearjerker. I don’t even think there’s a strong chemistry between the two main characters. Speaking of characters, I think what lacks in this film is the character development, which is actually an advantage for the drama version which has enough screen time to focus more on the characters involved and are around Kaoru. It’s a highly-predictable film, I think, but if you’re a fan of one of the actors in this film then might as well check it if you want.
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Angela Solis grew up in the Philippines before moving in to Canada in 2003. She became a Canadian in 2006. Angela is 22 years old and an alumna of University of Manitoba with a degree in Psychology. She has been blogging since 2002. She maintains a 