Ultra Miracle Lovestory (2009)

Profile

• Movie: Bare Essence of Life / Ultra Miracle Love Story
• Romaji: Urutora Mirakuru Rabu Sutori
• Japanese: ウルトラミラクルラブストーリー
• Director: Satoko Yokohama
• Writer: Satoko Yokohama
• Producer: Takao Nakano
• Cinematographer: Ryuto Kondo
• Release Date: June 6, 2009
• Runtime: 120 min.
• Genre: Drama / Rural / Agriculture
• Distributor Little More
• Language: Japanese
• Country: Japan

Plot

Yojin (Kenichi Matsuyama) is a quirky young man living in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. Yojin has a difficult time sitting still and can’t focus on extended conversations. His life revolves around farming his grandmother’s vegetable garden.

One day, Yojin experiences a new kind of feeling when he meets a pretty young lady named Machiko (Kumiko Aso). The feelings are strong enough that Yojin feels the need to be with her and gain her affection. Machiko is a nursery-school teacher from Tokyo who came to Aomori to escape from her past. Initially she doesn’t know what to make of Yojin …