Done. After reading the summary that came with the movie from where I got it, I can't agree on it. Summary said there was a young doctor who felt he didn't belong in such a remote place but that he begins to learn things with the village sensei which he never would have learned in medical school. The young sensei was talking trash to a friend (on the phone) but I didn't get the feeling that he wasn't happy about where he was going. Then again, since I don't understand Japanese, the subtitles may not have translated all that he was saying. So....it's possible I missed something. He did learn things with the elder sensei that he would not have learned at any hospital or medical school. Elder sensei was beloved by all the villagers and he knew all about them.
One of the elder sensei's patients is a woman whose daughter is a doctor in Tokyo. She's been having stomach problems and elder sensei's diagnosis is an ulcer. He spends a lot of time with her since she appears to be lonely.
One night, the elder sensei reveals something about himself to the younger sensei which changes everything.
The movie begins in the present and then it switches to the story which takes place in the past. Every once in a while it moves forward. The local police are asking questions about Dr. Ino (the elder sensei) and then it goes back to the past and eventually it goes back to the part where the movie started.
I have to give it 2 KS. It fell a bit flat for me. It was a good story but there was nothing special about it. The end was disappointing. It could leave the door open for a sequel but it probably wasn't intended that way.
I recognized the actor Eita, the younger sensei. Eita was also in the drama "Last Friends". Also in the movie was Yutaka Matsushige, who was in Bloody Monday. After looking him up, I see he was in both Crows Zero movies. How did I miss that? He was probably a cop....again. Anyway, that's it. Going to go finish watching Waters (Gigolo Wannabe).
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