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IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
Keep the feeling.
SIMILAR PICKS / A PERSONAL CONNECTION
01
Why this pick
Like The Long Excuse, it uses an emotionally guarded central man and a precise, humane Japanese realism to uncover unexpected needs for connection, with moral complexity emerging quietly rather than melodramatically.
02
Why this pick
Nishikawa again observes flawed adults without easy judgment. Its cool, exact social detail and shifting sympathies suit the uncomfortable intimacy and patient emotional reckoning of The Long Excuse.
03
Why this pick
A restrained family drama where hurt, resentment, and affection sit in ordinary conversation. Its unhurried attention to emotional evasions closely matches The Long Excuse’s compassionate realism.
04
Why this pick
This is another gentle, observational study of adults whose lives are altered by loss and obligation. It favors small daily interactions and gradually earned tenderness over dramatic catharsis.
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Why this pick
Its calm visual warmth and attention to how bereavement reshapes a household make it a softer companion to The Long Excuse, finding feeling in chores, meals, silences, and tentative new bonds.
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01 / THE STORY
Sachio (Masahiro Motoki) is a noted celebrity writer, from the country who has snobbishly dismissed his background and become somewhat arrogant. He has largely fallen out of love with his wife Natsuko (Eri Fukatsu) a hairdresser. When she dies in a bus crash, he is in bed with his mistress. Despite this, he feels no guilt, which disgusts his mistress, who already racked with guilt, leaves him.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
Natsuko
Yuki
Chihiro Fukunaga
