Being Ordinary is Great❗️ A look at the way of life that guarantees no regrets, as seen in the great ordinary person from the movie 'Fragments of the Last Will'.

Before I knew it, a month had already passed since the start of the new year.

I am glad that this movie was my first screen experience of the year.

In an environment that could only be described as abnormal and harsh,

how difficult it is to live an ordinary life.

How great it is to continue living an ordinary life.

It was a time spent constantly feeling that.

Movie 'Fragments of the Last Will' Review
Being Ordinary is Great❗️ A look at the way of life that guarantees no regrets, as seen in the great ordinary person.

The story is very simple.

In 1945, at the end of the war, Japanese prisoners of war interned in Siberian labor camps were forced into heavy labor with only minimal food in a harsh environment where temperatures dropped to minus 40 degrees, and one after another, people lost their lives.

From there, an agonizingly long 11-year hellish life of Siberian internment followed the war.

Under those incredibly harsh and extreme conditions, this is the life of a great ordinary person who never gave up the hope of returning to his wife and children.

What does it mean to live like a human being even when placed in harsh circumstances?

I kept my eyes on the way of life of Hatao Yamamoto.

Always

Cheerfully

Sincerity

Kind to others

With a smile on his face

Never losing hope

Full of courage,

patient,

trusting others,

forgiving others,

loving his family,

and living with integrity.

How difficult it is

to live simply and normally.

That is what I thought.

People worry about small things,

get frustrated, and sometimes resent others,

and become unable to do

those natural, ordinary things.

A man named Hatao Yamamoto

under extreme circumstances,

over a long period of 11 years,

upheld the true nature of a human being.

The emotions one finally recalls when dying,

gratitude,

and remorse.

Love

This movie made me feel it to the fullest.

Kazunari Ninomiya's portrayal of Hatao Yamamoto

felt realistically like an ordinary human being.

I already thought he was an amazing actor, but

he was even more than that.

He was simply living as one human being.

Every actor was truly wonderful.

The beauty of Keiko Kitagawa's performance as the wife, reaching the end of her heartfelt grief,

the persuasiveness and delicate emotional expression of Tori Matsuzaka as the narrator,

who spent time as a prisoner in the labor camp with Yamamoto,

the cheerful, innocent, and natural charm of Kento Nakajima,

the lingering karma of a soldier that Kenta Kiritani showed,

and the way Ken Yasuda regained his humanity from despair and resignation—

every actor was truly wonderful.

Everyone gave the best, most dedicated performance of their careers.

Director Zeze's direction was built with powerful dramaturgy, and the straightforward message of a hymn to humanity reminded me of Kurosawa films.

The screenplay was also straightforward, without any gimmicks.

I worked with the screenwriter, Tamio Hayashi, 12 years ago

on a certain film.

We met frequently for script meetings.

He was a gentle and kind ordinary person.

Living as an ordinary person named Hatao Yamamoto

Keeping his true self as intact as possible

The desire of the director, the screenwriter, and the actors to express that

was filled with sincere and honest feelings

on the screen.

Mrs. GREEN APPLE's ending song grandly sang the message of a hymn to humanity, leaving a bright lingering impression on the film.

Throughout the second half, I felt something hot in my heart, and with tears in my eyes, I thought about how to live from now on.

Rather than seeking something, I have reached an age where I am questioned about my way of life itself.

How can I live a life without regrets?

Surely

in the future, in my daily life,

when I get irritated by trivial things,

or when my selfish self comes out,

Mr. Yamamoto's cheerful smile will suddenly

come back to my heart.

As if he were whispering,

"You shouldn't lose your way over something like that."

Sincerity, Gratitude, Heartfelt devotion

Such an obvious but easily forgotten

Let's live an ordinary life.

That is what I thought.

So that I won't have any regrets when I die.

Ordinary is great.