Kakera: A Piece of Our Life

Kakera is an interesting piece of cinema, like many Japanese movies of the 2000's the leading roles go to ladies, but this is perhaps a little more taboo than you'd normally see.
It's your basic love story set up but with a twist, not only does she dump the guy that's wrong for her but she moves onto a woman, but is she the right one for her?
The writing is contempory and stylish, it has a realness about it in the way its portrayed, and the acting fits this style of writing perfectly. The directing also helps the feel, it has a very real feel about it, almost as if it was something you were witnessing from inside the rooms.
The downfall to this movie is the timing, the beginning feels a little slow and for the most part will have you pondering, "where exactly is this going". But the story comes into its own nearer the halfway mark and makes for a good view.

Overall: Kakera is an interesting and though provoking movie, it's ultimately a story about heartbreak but isn't the kind that'll have you reaching for the hankies. It's an honest tale which will have you thinking about things in life. It's jam packed with metaphors so if you're willing to suck up all the info you might enjoy it even more.
I liked it a lot! Recommended