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Purely Joyful Movie!

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.

I came here after a little bit of research from the really sweet Hollywood remake. I didn't know it was a remake so I was like wow, what an really interesting concept, sort of like a real life fable , Rapunzel type, so it was nice to see that it originally was written abroad since Universally Asian people have the best Rocking Hair Ever! All I want to say is this, Kenji Bando, I don't even know if that is a male name or a female name or if it is even Asian, but all I know is, after watching this, whatever you are, 'I LOVE YOU!' Please do not ever stop writing , creating whatever you do , it needs to go out into the universe, especially our atmosphere, because you are not only a seminal idea maker but wow, that is what I am talking about! God bless you and I can only hope and pray we get more people like this world-wide I don't know , but incredible! fantastic, fabulous, amazing, resplendent - the words on the page are like verse that flow out of the characters with the most dulcet mellifluous melody! Speaking of which, the score in this film was really really affecting, and the songs written for the protagonist were also very moving. What a terrific idea, script, directing, actors, musicians that got together to not only show us their heart but give us their soul, Still loving you from abroad, don't ever stop! (Never have I seen anything like this!)

Overall I thought that the cinematography stole the show. The story is very moving if you allow yourself to get drawn into it; though I should say I watched it in two sittings and I imagine many will find it too much of a drag to watch all at once.I thought that the father's part made it quite interesting and elevated is above TV movie status. There is a nice balance between the older/younger perspectives which gives the film some much needed depth. Sometimes this was rather laboured (the beach scene near the end) and sometimes it worked perfectly (when he was talking with the doctor).I'm not sure what the target audience is, it seems to be a vehicle for YUI but the incidental music is a lot better than her songs!

quite nice movie although some parts it was quite slow moving and there was no lines, just them staring into space...the 3 songs i think sang by YUI in real-life as well as in the movie was great and suited the movie character of a street singer, it just felt to me like a MV sometimes...the movie was prodding along rather nicely but it might be slow for some not suited to Japanese-style of movies but the ending was rather quickly-done to avoid the sappiness and sadness i guess. The acting by YUI was credible considering she is a singer by profession and when she starts singing, it really shines and she really captivates the entire cinema when she does that. It doesn't help that she sings the whole song and GOODBYE DAYS was played more than once. Add to that the other 2 songs, SKYLINE and IT'S HAPPY DAYS weren't that bad either...

Taiyou no uta is your almost typical story of boy meets girl, wherein girl is dying of some rare disease and boy who had no idea she existed before, hatches up a plan to make her dreams come true.Kaoru (played in a very cute way by Yui), suffers from a skin disease wherein she can't go out to the sun. She sings at night and alone. She spots a guy who surfs and meets him at the train tracks one night, and thus begins their cutsey love story.What makes this movie appealing is that Yui, the lead protagonist, is a singer in real life, and her songs bring life to the movie. I can't deny that the male protagonist is also very appealing and they both fit into their roles...the setting is lovely, shots of beaches and surfing and the idyllic areas that surrounded them...it fit like a glove...however, i felt that this movie was an hour and something music video for YUI alone, for if Yui did not sing, then this would turn out to be a truly typical Japanese melodramatic movie.personally, i like YUI, and that's what made this movie appealing for me...see it for yourself. the cuteness can get to you.