Movie No. 65 (2015): SEVENTH CODE
Seventh Code (2014)
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Cast: Atsuko Maeda, Ryohei Suzuki
In Japanese (and some Russian), with English subtitles
Smitten by a mysterious man called Matsunaga (Ryohei Suzuki), who she met once in Japan, Akiko (Atsuko Maeda) follows him in Vladivoskok, Russia upon knowing he's already there. But, on meeting him again, this time in Russia, he dumps her after treating her for a drink. Stubborn and persistent as she seems to be, she just doesn't give up. She will find him again. Meanwhile, she ends up working in a small Japanese restaurant, while waiting for her luck to find Matsunaga again. She befriends the Chinese waitress who's the girlfriend of the restaurant owner who's also a Japanese.
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Cast: Atsuko Maeda, Ryohei Suzuki
In Japanese (and some Russian), with English subtitles
Smitten by a mysterious man called Matsunaga (Ryohei Suzuki), who she met once in Japan, Akiko (Atsuko Maeda) follows him in Vladivoskok, Russia upon knowing he's already there. But, on meeting him again, this time in Russia, he dumps her after treating her for a drink. Stubborn and persistent as she seems to be, she just doesn't give up. She will find him again. Meanwhile, she ends up working in a small Japanese restaurant, while waiting for her luck to find Matsunaga again. She befriends the Chinese waitress who's the girlfriend of the restaurant owner who's also a Japanese.
The movie completely fooled me, but in a nice and surprising way. I was never prepared for the eventual conclusion, although the ending (or final sequence) still remains a mystery. Well, it may just be the way it is. I remember I've been warned as, in one scene, Matsunaga relates to Akiko that she should never trust strangers. So, even the Akiko character, to me, remains a stranger whose secret life I might never know. Come to think of it, all the characters in this movie have no back story.
Rating: 3.5/4.0
Date seen: November 29, 2015
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