A New Wind Blows

Release Date: 2021-08-14

Overview: This is the question posited by director Nakamura Yutaro at the start of his latest film, a series of vignettes that bleed into each other. Memories? dreams? Whatever they are, they belong to highschooler Hikari who, along with a friend named Yujiro, get involved with an emotionally unstable man named Takaya. Flash-forward a decade or so and they are all 20-somethings bumbling around on New Year’s Eve night. Hikari has picked up an admirer, Kotaro, while Takaya is shacked up with a young woman named Anzu. A tumultuous night together leads to a quarrel and a truly bizarre New Year’s Day. It’s not a straightforward experience as we surf through these experiences and question whether they are imagined but the feeling of airy freedom and endless possibilities at the end is pleasant.

Rating: 0 / 10

Cast

Yutaro Nakamura

as Kotaro

Hikaru Saiki

as Hikari

An Ogawa

as Anzu

Takaya Shibata

as Takaya

Yujiro Hara

as Yujiro