All the Long Nights

2024 [JAPANESE]

Action / Drama

9
IMDb Rating 7.1/10 10 821 821

based on novel or book

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Plot summary

Two work colleagues: he suffers from panic attacks, she has extreme PMS. Their company distributes toy planetariums. What may not sound like Ozu Yasujirō is actually precisely that: people are attentive and do each other good, without even realising.

Director

Shô Miyake Photo
Shô Miyake

Top cast

Ryô Photo
Ryô as Noriko Fujisawa
Kiyohiko Shibukawa Photo
Kiyohiko Shibukawa as Norihiko Tsujimoto
Ken Mitsuishi Photo
Ken Mitsuishi as Kazuo Kurita
Hokuto Matsumura Photo
Hokuto Matsumura as Takatoshi Yamazoe
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1.07 GB
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English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 59 min
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2.2 GB
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English 5.1
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 59 min
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1.07 GB
1280*694
Japanese 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 59 min
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1.98 GB
1920*1040
Japanese 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 59 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by politic1983 7 / 10

What's eating you?

Despite taking on some difficult subjects, Sho Miyake always meets them with a slow, steady approach (see what I did there?!), offering silence rather than sensationalism; and objectivity rather than sentimentality. "All the Long Nights" takes on a lot of different subjects, each handled in a measured way, showing the need for a slow and measured approach to each other in an ever changing world.Fujisawa (Mone Kamishiraishi) and Yamazoe (Hokuto Matsumura) have both seen their struggles with anxiety lose them their upwardly mobile jobs, and now find themselves side-by-side at a company providing science kits for children. It is a more mundane job, but an environment where their difficulties are increasingly met with sympathy, rather than a meeting with HR.Discovering they take the same medication, the pair gradually develop a platonic bond, helping each other out and working on a project together. Despite an increasing comfort, however, situations change, and the friendship has allowed each to have the confidence to find their way on their own.Based on Maiko Seo's novel, this shows both a serious and humorous side to their conditions. Fujisawa jokes how Yamazoe appears to rank her severe PMS as something less than his panic attacks, dismissing them as 'women's problems.' But we also see how their conditions can see them snap at friends, if taking up their invites at all, and have randoms outbreaks in the workplace, where all employees become involved.But much as their boss Kurita (Ken Mitsuishi) has taken them in, Yamazoe takes the time to understand Fujisawa's condition and works to support her through it. Rather than dwell on it, he tries to distract, making it a moot point.And Miyake makes it as everyday as possible. Theirs is not a blossoming romance, but two colleagues supporting each other. Nothing more, nothing less. His previous work with Hi'spec on soundtrack stood out, but here he has aimed for a more sedate, almost silent use of music. There are no tonal shifts, with scenes as they are, with no grander meaning. The ending is not a major revelation, other than tomorrow is another day in a world where changes happen.Anxiety aside, there are other subjects tackled. Yamazoe finds himself at the educational company due to his former boss Tsujimoto (Kiyohiko Shibukawa) meeting Kurita at a suicide survivors' support group, adding an element of sympathy from his previous life, despite his need to withdraw. In fact, both Fujisawa and Yamazoe find themselves more suited to their new roles than the fast-paced demands of their old jobs. Here, there is a need to find a role that suits you, rather than the job having to fit you in. It can be necessary to take a step back and evaluate your options. We may expect workplaces to meet the needs of all, but in reality, they never will.Fujisawa also moves back to her hometown to look after her now disabled mother (Ryo). After years of relying on her support, she is now in a position where she feels she can repay her mother's years of patience, as the young increasingly have to support the ageing.Miyake is leaving us with a message that life should support you, not you working to fit in. Despite the societal view that you should hide problems and create a public persona, if you just live your life and let people in, you'll generally find people are pretty decent and warm, and you should never be blind to what makes you you. What are all those long days at work really for?These are questions increasingly being asked the world over, but particularly in Japan, where workplace stresses are under increasing scrutiny to modernise. Some may enjoy those pressures, and good for them. But some of us just want to look up at the night sky and be allowed to take it all in...at a reduced salary.Politic1983.home.blog.
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Reviewed by shettyapeksha 9 / 10

A heartwarming slice-of-life film

Misa and Takatoshi are unlikely protagonists who seem to have nothing in common. Yet through the journey of sharing their inner struggles and helping each other with them, an unnamed bond -- somewhere between love and friendship -- forms. Considering the topic, this could have been a "heavy" film, but I left the screening with a sense of hope and love. As an aside, this is one of the only films I know of that centers PMS in its storytelling, and what a beautiful way to do it!

For me, the only shortcoming is that I'd have liked to learn more about the supporting characters. We see glimpses that make the narrative richer, but leave me wanting more.

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