Cubussoli Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

ChanBot i must have seen a different film!!

Ava-Grace Willis Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

Janis One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

Donald Busch (cex-69529) 2/10A useless film that will bore you and goes nowhere. No pay-off. I spoke to my friend and she said it is based on a true story. So what? Apparently not all 'true stories' need to be made into films. Especially ones where nothing happens and everything is boring.European woman meets Japanese man in Japan and they become teacher/student and friends. He mentions he is in a secret society. I was waiting for the intrigue waiting to see what the answer is. I guessed it is that he is gay and is on to 'her' that she is a man (based on 'her' looks) and that his parents are also in a same-sex marriage (you will know if you see his 'mother'). At the end it is as boring as the rest of the film and nothing happens.According to the end of the film this is a Canada/French production. I have nothing more to say.

rowmorg Top marks for this excellently directed picture about a highly motivated Belgian who sets out to give French lessons and immediately meets the charming Rinri, whose parents happen to be quite extraordinarily eccentric and very rich. Soon they are making love in his home, and Amelie (Pauline Etienne) is over the moon. He takes her (and us) everywhere, including to a goods yard where some brightly illuminated trucks appear. She loves it, and so do we. This is simply an adorable film with a suitably sad ending, highly recommended.

ksf-2 SPOILERSAmelie (Pauline Etienne) returns to Japan after many years of being away. Everyone speaks very fast! Such energy. Amelie even speaks of the energy and happiness she feels. Right off, I notice the neat, organized gardens, even at the houses near the train tracks. She starts teaching French to a rich Japanese boy "Rinri", played by Taichi Inoue. Although he seems to know just as much francais as she does. My first thought was: rich kid hires a tutor to find a girlfriend. Was kind of fun to hear the mix of Japanese and French, as they meet up with Rinri's friends. We also see all the fun Japanese gadgets, and the dekotora. Funny scene of the old man singing over the transit trains... where no-one will be disturbed. They could have left out the scene where Amelie sings her corny "happy" song. Beautiful scenes of the Japanese countryside when she goes hiking. The whole length of the film, we are wondering, as Amelie is wondering, "Where is this going?" It got a bit confusing. At first, the flashes into her mind are amusing, but sometimes its difficult to know what is real and what she is thinking in her mind. Fine performances by Etienne and Inoue. This was the first and only film for Inoue so far, but Etienne has done many. Directed by Stefan Liberski, who has worked in films for many years. Story by Amélie Nothomb... note that this is also the name of our lead. Wonder if this is also her story. Sad ending. Clearly the relationship went the way that the author wanted (or experienced in real life) or she could have taken steps to keep the relationship alive. This received such (un-deserved) low ratings on netflix. It's not bad. Pretty good.

paul_3-960-896774 Tokyo Fiancée is an initiatory trip to finding your identity, Amélie (Pauline Etienne) embarks on a journey to find herself. Born in Japan from Belgian parents, she leaves Belgium for the country of her dreams, Japan. Marveling at a culture and a language she feels she missed out on and wants to absorb, but the metamorphosis is not as swift as she had hoped.The film has the sensibility and beauty of Japanese and French film making. It's sweet, innocent and a bit dark. Slowly immersing the audience into a country, a city, and a culture it introduces Japan beautifully through Amélie and Rinri (Taichi Inoue)'s eyes. They both aspire to learn from each other and almost inevitably become close.Amélie and Rinri may be culturally different but they seem to share the same quirkiness. The actors are both touching in the film, they made Rinri and Amélie feel real and natural. Pauline Etienne smartly portrayed Amélie's bubbly personality and her evolution throughout the movie. The movie also smartly integrated the events of Fukushima in the story, making the horrid fit into the atypical love story.Tokyo Fiancée is not exactly a love story, more of a friendship love story. It shows Japan brilliantly, as exciting and slightly confusing as that it may be.