CAWD-151 - Osaka LOVERS: 'I'll make you forget her...'

*There's something wrong with the look on the actress's face. I feel like I'm not really feeling it.

It kind of reminded me of the past. It felt similar to my wife—a junior colleague at my company who comforted me when I was mentally shattered after being cheated on by my live-in girlfriend at the time; we ended up sleeping together, dating, and eventually getting married. Higuchi-san is cute and really captures that 'realistic junior colleague' vibe; she's endearing. But the guy is just too noisy (lol). Even if you're involved in the industry, people don't just chatter non-stop like that (I'm from Kansai, too, and we don't really use 'ke?' that much). It makes me laugh during serious scenes when he says things like 'Yurushite kurerun ke?' (Will you forgive me?). 'Yurushite kurerun ka?' is much more natural.

A pure love drama featuring three childhood friends from Kansai and Mitsuha. The Kansai dialect is just an icon to show their bond, so it's pointless to critique its authenticity. The plot is solid, and the dialogue is mostly natural (though overly dramatic lines like 'the world is ending' or 'I have no reason to live' are a bit jarring). The film is carried entirely by Mitsuha's charm. Her range is incredible; despite her youthful looks, her expressive face—shifting from intensity to sorrow—drives the drama forward. In the first scene, while the dialogue like 'I'm definitely better for you' is a bit much, her fragility and earnestness perfectly capture the 'young girl' vibe. I wanted a bit more expression of joy when he pushes her down, but her subsequent greedy fellatio and hip movements show her long-held unrequited love exploding. It's not just 'slutty' acting; it's acting driven by raw emotion. The contrast between her lonely demeanor and her trembling, slender frame while climaxing is mesmerizing. Her constant declarations of 'I love you, Senpai' during the act are fresh, if a bit cringey, and are a highlight of the film. After the narrator mentions she didn't care who it was as long as she could forget her heartbreak, Senpai witnesses the childhood friends having sex and flees to Mitsuha's place. She seems strangely mature here, and her mysterious allure—different from maternal instinct—is intoxicating. The second scene is great, with both characters bringing different kinds of heat, starting from her intense fellatio. Her flood of 'I love yous' doesn't feel clingy, perhaps due to the conviction in her performance. Senpai's 'thank you' in response is excellent; it's honest that at this stage, it's gratitude, not yet love. Later, Senpai's monologue reveals they started meeting daily and he grew to love her, but the film misses a beat here. Why Mitsuha loves him is backstory, which is fine, but I wanted more depiction of the process of her 'taking root in his heart,' the emotional shifts, and the intimacy. It's a shame it ends after just a few sex scenes as mere 'triggers.' Giving it 5 stars for the intent to portray a pure love story.

*I saw Mitsuha Higuchi's reverse NTR work in a shared room at a hot spring inn the other day, and the feeling is similar to that of a woman half-forcibly having sex with her and telling her how much she loves him. As for the work, I think I'd like to give that one the upper hand, but I like the main character of this one better. It had the kind of power that made it feel like it had taken up residence in my heart. Particularly good were his angry acting in the scene where he saw Senpai and Mai holding hands and ran out of the room and caught up with him in front of his house, and the scene where he said to Senpai that he was too embarrassed to say he loved her during their reconciliation afterwards, "Are you on TV? Tell me!" was especially good.

Three childhood friends who moved to Tokyo from Osaka. Mai, whom I was dating, ends up with my best friend, and the one who comforts me after the betrayal is my junior, Mitsuha, who lives in Tokyo. She crawls into my life like a kitten, and we fall into an irreversible relationship. Mitsuha-chan is undeniably cute and clings to me like a pet. Her slender, delicate body is lovely, and her hip movements in the cowgirl position are a real treat to watch. On the other hand, Mai-chan, whom I've supported for a long time, is still quiet with her loli-esque small breasts and barely-there pubic hair, which I like, but she's relegated to a supporting role for Mitsuha and has almost no screen time. I'm not a fan of her bobbed hair. A Tokyo love story where the feelings of two men and two women cross paths. It was a bittersweet work that reminded me of my long-gone youth.