River
“Another "two minutes"”
ComedyScience FictionFantasy
The one-hundred-year-old Fujiya inn stands in the quiet region of Kyoto. Mikoto is standing in front of the Kibune river at the back of the building when she is called back to work. But two minutes later, she finds herself back at the river again. The whole inn seems to be stuck in a time loop!
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Immerse yourself in a charming, gentle loop of time within a traditional Kyoto inn. This film offers a whimsical, meditative journey, inviting reflection on repetition, human connection, and finding quiet joy in the everyday. It's a cozy, contemplative escape.
whimsicalmeditativecharminggentlereflectivesteadyJapanese aestheticcontemplative filmmakingquirky sci-fislice-of-life fantasyrepetitionperspectivecommunitythe passage of timefinding joy in the ordinary
time loopkyoto, japanspeculativemeditativeplayfulryokanryoka
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