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Why so much hype?

Very well executed

Simply A Masterpiece

good back-story, and good acting

This one was a strange film. As far as films' ending go it went nowhere. It not only went nowhere they do not offer a rhyme or reason for it not going anywhere. With that said, the beginning and middle were not good either. The 'girl' looked like a boy and I was waiting for the other show to drop and 'she' reveals herself as a he. Then she took her clothes off and it was revealed that she was indeed a she. Still, as mention, the story has no payoff.

2/10A useless film that will bore you and goes nowhere. No pay-off. I spoke to my friend and she said it is based on a true story. So what? Apparently not all 'true stories' need to be made into films. Especially ones where nothing happens and everything is boring.European woman meets Japanese man in Japan and they become teacher/student and friends. He mentions he is in a secret society. I was waiting for the intrigue waiting to see what the answer is. I guessed it is that he is gay and is on to 'her' that she is a man (based on 'her' looks) and that his parents are also in a same-sex marriage (you will know if you see his 'mother'). At the end it is as boring as the rest of the film and nothing happens.According to the end of the film this is a Canada/French production. I have nothing more to say.

I do not believe this contains any spoilers, just a brief description of one important scene to me, but don't want to risk getting blacklisted, hence the overly cautious warning. I've seen Lost In Translation more than 20 times, and it was my favorite, non action film. Even favorites can get old, but Tokyo Fiancée is so magnifique, that if I were watching both for the first time, I would likely say that Tokyo Fiancée is my favorite, non action film! I discovered it by fortune, saying "Tokyo" into my remote, and it popped up on Netflix, which fortunately, I subscribe to. What makes Tokyo Fiancée so extra special to me, besides the charming story, adorable/likable characters and actors, plus the shocking ending, is the cinematography and so much time given to the heavenly sites of Japan, both city & nature. It portrays the real Japan, the way I know it. Oddly, there is one scene, the only scene, in which Japanese game-show like hearts appear, and Amélie dances & sings, poorly, but from the heart, overlooking the most beautiful city in the world, with the view of my dreams, from my dream apartment, and I cry tears of joy, longing & sadness at that point, every-time! I've only seen it three times so far, and am still catching new surprises, especially because of the subtitles, so I miss some scenery & some dialogue. I have yet to catch the editing goofs, like I know so well about Lost In Translation. The song at the end, Big in Japan Performed by Ane Brun, is wonderful!

Tokyo Fiancée is an initiatory trip to finding your identity, Amélie (Pauline Etienne) embarks on a journey to find herself. Born in Japan from Belgian parents, she leaves Belgium for the country of her dreams, Japan. Marveling at a culture and a language she feels she missed out on and wants to absorb, but the metamorphosis is not as swift as she had hoped.The film has the sensibility and beauty of Japanese and French film making. It's sweet, innocent and a bit dark. Slowly immersing the audience into a country, a city, and a culture it introduces Japan beautifully through Amélie and Rinri (Taichi Inoue)'s eyes. They both aspire to learn from each other and almost inevitably become close.Amélie and Rinri may be culturally different but they seem to share the same quirkiness. The actors are both touching in the film, they made Rinri and Amélie feel real and natural. Pauline Etienne smartly portrayed Amélie's bubbly personality and her evolution throughout the movie. The movie also smartly integrated the events of Fukushima in the story, making the horrid fit into the atypical love story.Tokyo Fiancée is not exactly a love story, more of a friendship love story. It shows Japan brilliantly, as exciting and slightly confusing as that it may be.