Profile
- Movie: Bare Essence of Life / Ultra Miracle Love Story
- Romaji: Urutora mirakuru rabu sutori
- Japanese: ウルトラミラクルラブストーリー
- Director: Satoko Yokohama
- Writer: Satoko Yokohama
- Producer: Takao Nakano
- Cinematographer: Ryuto Kondo
- Release Date: June 6, 2009
- Runtime: 120 min.
- Distributor Little More
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
Yojin (Ken'ichi Matsuyama) is a quirky young man living in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. Yojin has a difficult time sitting still and can't focus on extended conversations. His life revolves around farming his grandmother's vegetable garden.
One day, Yojin experiences a new kind of feeling when he meets a pretty young lady named Machiko (Kumiko Aso). The feelings are strong enough that Yojin feels the need to be with her and gain her affection. Machiko is a nursery-school teacher from Tokyo who came to Aomori to escape from her past. Initially she doesn't know what to make of Yojin ...
Notes
- All of Ken'ichi Matsuyama's lines are in his native tongue from Aomori, the Tsugaru dialect.