The Leading Hand
“With 'her', you'll be fine.”
Signals like the moon, streetlights like stars. The camera warmly captures the winter night roads, and the director's eye is also that of a director looking at two people who are more than friends but less than lovers. When Sakai chooses what is most important to him without hesitation, i.e. when he accepts the responsibility of loving her, the period in which she "had chosen" to leave him gives the story a deeper depth. A film that uses unrealistic motifs but depicts the birth of happiness in a sufficiently realistic way.
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Masahiro Muramatsu Director · Toshimi Takehana Composer
First release January 1, 1996 · Produced in Japan · Original title 手の話
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Japan
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Original title
手の話
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · January 1, 1996
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Japan
May 25, 2000 · Physical · Included on the "Sync(1997)" DVD
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