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Chigasaki Story (３泊４日、５時の鐘, 3-paku 4-ka 5-ji no kane) is a 2014 Japanese romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Takuya Misawa. Haya Nakazaki, Ena Koshino, Kiki Sugino, Natusko Hori, and Juri Fukushima star as guests whose lives intersect at a resort in Chigasaki, Kanagawa.

Chigasaki Story
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３泊４日、５時の鐘
Directed by	Takuya Misawa
Written by	Takuya Misawa
Produced by	Takuya Misawa Hayate Matsuzaki Kousuke Ono Yuuka Osaki
Starring	Haya Nakazaki Ena Koshino Kiki Sugino Natusko Hori Juri Fukushima
Cinematography	Shogo Ueno
Edited by	Daisuke Hasebi
Music by	Eiji Iwanoto
Production company	Wa Entertainment
Release date	9 December 2014 (2014-12-09) (SGIFF)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Plot

The lives of several guests intersect at a resort in Chigasaki, Kanagawa, Japan.

Cast

• Haya Nakazaki as Tomoharu
• Ena Koshino as Karin
• Kiki Sugino as Maki
• Natusko Hori as Risa
• Juri Fukushima as Ayako
• Satoshi Nikaido as Professor Kondo

Release

Chigasaki Story premiered at the Singapore International Film Festival on 9 December 2014.[1]

Reception

Derek Elley of Film Business Asia rated it 8/10 stars and wrote that the "remarkably assured comedy of manners is an impressive writing-directing debut".[1] Clarence Tsui of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that there are "laughs aplenty in this bright and giddy comedy in a small, sun-kissed town".[2] Mark Schilling of The Japan Times rated it 3/5 stars and wrote, "For all its Ozu associations, the film has melodramatic moments that Ozu himself would have scripted out."[3] Katie Walsh of IndieWire rated it B− and wrote, "Though not entirely successful, just the attempt itself is impressive."[4]

References

External links

• Chigasaki Story at IMDb

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