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

1. All of Ken'ichi Matsuyama's lines are in his native tongue from Aomori, the Tsugaru dialect.