Uriah43
"Hinano"(Tetta Sugimoto) is a 17-year old girl living in Tokyo with her brother "Roy" (Tetta Sugimoto). As it happens, her brother is a policeman investigating a series of incidents involving a young man, "K" (Shinji Takeda) known in the press as "Four Eyes" who shoots at certain people but always seems to miss. The press gives him the nickname of "Four Eyes" because of the thick bifocals he wears and the fact that he can't seem to shoot his targets. What they don't realize is that he deliberately wears the glasses to disguise himself and isn't trying to shoot people. He just wants to scare them. Anyway, Hinano falls in love with K and is concerned that he is playing a dangerous game that is eventually going to catch up to him. Now, rather than detailing the entire story I will just say that this is a cute romantic comedy which should appeal to young adults. And even though the ending was a bit confusing, I enjoyed the chemistry between Hinano Yoshikawa and Shinji Takeda.
MartinHafer
I love Japanese films, so it was hardly surprising I tried this film. In many ways I really liked it and can't understand some of the reviews that were so hard on the movie--though I will admit, there are some plot problems now and again.The main character is the 17 year-old sister of a detective who is investigating a string of shootings. This girl, once she sees the composite photo of the suspect thinks it's the strange guy she saw on the subway. BUT (and here we come to my biggest complaint about the movie), she decides to look for the guy himself instead of telling her brother!! This reminds me of the stupid teenagers in slasher movies that decide to check and see if the guy in the hockey mask REALLY is dead--instead of just running away!!! However, she is lucky that although he IS the guy in question, he isn't exactly that dangerous. I liked this part a lot--particularly the twists that occur that make you realize you haven't exactly been seeing what you thought you saw. This was pretty clever.By the way, if you do watch this movie, do NOT watch it because Beat Takeshi is in it. He's only in a small role and is barely in the movie at all.One final comment, this movie is like "suspense-Lite"--not the deepest or most suspenseful movie with a strong edge towards the younger audience. This also keeps the movie from rising to the next level though its freshness and originality help it to rise slightly above the norm.
barereklame
Being a long-time fan of Japanese film, I expected more than this. I can't really be bothered to write to much, as this movie is just so poor. The story might be the cutest romantic little something ever, pity I couldn't stand the awful acting, the mess they called pacing, and the standard "quirky" Japanese story. If you've noticed how many Japanese movies use characters, plots and twists that seem too "different", forcedly so, then steer clear of this movie. Seriously, a 12-year old could have told you how this movie was going to move along, and that's not a good thing in my book.Fans of "Beat" Takeshi: his part in this movie is not really more than a cameo, and unless you're a rabid fan, you don't need to suffer through this waste of film.2/10
grizzabella_cat2003-1
Maybe the actors are not very well known and the plot is kinda strange but the story is really funny and entertaining is ideal in order to have a good time. It's a movie that combines comedy, action and a kind of strange romance.
AD
