Narratage (film)

Narratage (Japanese: ナラタージュ) is a 2017 Japanese romantic drama film directed by Isao Yukisada, starring Jun Matsumoto, Kasumi Arimura, Kentaro Sakaguchi, Ayaka Onishi [ja], Yutaro Furutachi [ja], Miki Kamioka [ja], Ryosuke Komakine [ja], Daichi Kaneko, Mikako Ichikawa and Kōji Seto.

It is an adaptation of the Rio Shimamoto novel Narratage [ja].

[1] Guy Lodge of Variety wrote that while the film is "fully in touch with its very real emotions", it "feels just a little more than it says.

"[2] Edmund Lee of the South China Morning Post rated the film 2.5 stars out of 5 and wrote that "for all its finer accomplishments, Yukisada’s effort has probably stepped too far out of the line of ethics to find an agreeable audience.

"[3] Elizabeth Kerr of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that the film is a "mess on the storytelling front" and that it "basks in shameless sentimentality".