Nagori Yuki (2002)
Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi
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Synopsis by Perry Seibert
Nobuhiko Obayashi's Nagori Yuki (The Last Snow) is based on a popular song. Yusaku (Tomokazu Miura) is a middle-aged man whose wife leaves him at the beginning of the film. While contemplating suicide, Yusaka gets a phone call from his old friend Kenichiro (Bengal), whose wife,Yukkiko, is in a coma. The three first met as teenagers when Yukkiko was madly in love with Yusaka, but he turned her down because he was uncomfortable with her affections. The two men realize how they have changes since they were teenagers. The Last Snow was screened at the Hawaii Film Festival.