Love can turn your world upside down. Love is
strength. Love is hope. Love is kindness. All these love meanings I found
(again) when I watched My Rainy Days, a Japanese movie. I fell for its
title the first time I saw it. Rainy days, I love rainy days (especially when
I’m at home...kekekek). At first I thought this Japanese movie was all about
sorrow and depression so I kind of postponing it, to watch it I mean. Well I
was totally wrong. Black, grey, orange and pink, I could feel all these colours
in it. Now let’s take a closer look on My Rainy Days.
Rio Ozawa had a very painful experience when
she was 14 years old. It affected her so much. From this horrible experience of
hers she came to think that it will be better if she’s the one who hurts others.
At that same time, Kouki Ozawa was diagnosed with a deadly brain cancer. He
then decided to live his life peacefully and died peacefully, in the end. These
two people lived their life on their own way, until that funny destined
meeting. Ozawa, their last name brought them together in an unthinkable way. A
sweet meeting on a rainy day. Love at the first sight confirmed! Hahah.
The way these two Ozawa expressed their feelings
to each other fascinated me. The aggresive, cheerful and daring approach by Rio
and the timid, soft and awkward withdrawal by Kouki. It was predictable
actually, but, I don’t know... it was so interesting and sweet and cute and
warm. Rio found her brighter side because her love for Kouki. Kouki found his
true happiness in his life because of Rio. Rio and Kouki, both of them, put a
brighter colour to each other.
After so many tiring and daring approaches done
by Rio and a kiss of approval from Kouki, they became
lovers. Like other couples who were in love, they were so happy. Unfortunately,
there was a big hole in this relationship. Kouki never told Rio about his
sickness. He thought that his sickness was not a burden for Rio to bear. The
story flows as I expected. They broke up (because of some boring reasons).
Kouki left to die in peace. Rio was very sad and depressed because of this
(well, of course). In the end, Rio found Kouki whereabouts. They met. Only then
Rio get to know what was the reason behind Kouki’s acts. Finally they could tell
their stories to each other honestly. Open up about everything. Rio succeeded
in convincing Kouki to get the surgery to cure his cancer even though there was
a very high possibility that he might lose all his memories. At the end of the
movie, a rainy day, Rio once again met Kouki. A “new” Kouki. She tried to
re-enact their first meeting. Well it worked! That sweet memory ticked Kouki’s
brain (maybe a little).
They end up hugging. The end.
The story was a very basic one though. A typical love story with a dying long-awaited lover. Sweet indeed. But the thing was that this movie could present this typical love story into something new to me. I’m not a fan of this kind of love story but I like My Rainy Days very much. The scenes were all unique. It felt like I was reading a novel. So beautiful... Both Rio and Kouki changed. They changed because of their love. Love changed them. Wow. 8,5 out of 10.
