OUR LITTLE SISTER (Umimachi Diary) (2015) - ♦♦♦♦

Directed by - Hirokazu Koreeda

Written by - Hirokazu Koreeda (based on the manga by Akimi Yoshida)

Starring - Haruka Ayase, Masami Nagasawa, Kaho

"King of quiet melodrama HIROKAZU KOREEDA returns to the big screen with a manga adaptation which chronicles the life of four sisters living an almost utopian lifestyle under the same room. 

More than being driven by conventional narrative schemes, OUR LITTLE SISTER aims to represent its warm hearted atmosphere and shows extreme sensibility in revealing darker aspects of the sisters' difficult family past. This in turn leads to being a cohesive and admirable sensitive tribute to the bond of sisterhood and femininity that features very three dimensional feminine characters, with very different personalities. 

KOREEDA's masterful touch ensures a balance of drama, excellent pacing and great warmth, while its occasional forays into more poetic approaches are beautiful and never overstated, therefore pleasant and delightfully cinematic."

Drama, Japan