My Sunshine

Directed by Hiroshi Okuyama

Film Movement

2024

90 Minutes

Japan, France

Japanese

Drama, Romance, Sports, Asian, Coming of Age, LGBTQIA2S+

Asian Studies, LGBTQIA2S+, Sports, Coming of Age

Not Rated

Library Pricing:

DVD $150.00

Blu-ray $150.00

PPR $350.00

DRL $499.00

PPR+DRL $599.00

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On a Japanese island, life revolves around the changing seasons. Winter is time for ice hockey at school, but Takuya isn't too thrilled about it. His real interest lies in Sakura, a figure skating rising star from Tokyo, for whom he starts to develop a genuine fascination. Coach and former champion Arakawa, spots potential in Takuya, and decides to mentor him to form a duo with Sakura for an upcoming competition. As winter persists, feelings grow, and the two children form an harmonious bond. But even the first snow eventually melts away.

Cast

Sosuke Ikematsu
Keitatsu Koshiyama
Kiara Nakanishi

Highest Rating
"A lovely wistful movie about two children and their coach as each finds themselves with a life-changing experience over one winter and their shared bond with ice dancing."

Pete Hammond, Deadline Hollywood
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"A deceptively sweet little heartwarmer that eventually cuts deeper."

Allan Hunter, Screen International
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"As lovely and lilting as hearing Claude Debussy’s “Clair de Lune” over a crackly record player on a snow-flecked day, Japanese filmmaker Hiroshi Okuyama‘s second feature “My Sunshine” is a moving coming-of-age drama about kids facing up to the troubles of adulthood."

Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire
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"Guided by the beauty of the landscape and the nostalgia of childhood, Okuyama constructs a quiet narrative buoyed by an understated charm. "

Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter
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"A gentle, unassuming film about the pain and misdirection that can arise from young love... profoundly moving."

Robert Daniels, RogerEbert.com
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"Rarely has figure skating been shown as so pure, poetic and sensual than in My Sunshine, Hiroshi Okuyama’s feature about two young ice dancers and their coach over one winter in a small town in Hokkaido, in Japan."

Clarence Tsui, South China Morning Post
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"Beautifully shot... touching...."

Catherine Bray, Variety
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"When capturing how elusive true grace can be, “My Sunshine” offers it generously."

Stephen Saito, Moveable Fest
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"The performances by the entire cast are charming and authentic, elevated by a lovely score and picturesque cinematography. "

Anna Miller, Next Best Picture