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(2015)

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Meh
Quanfa25 March 2017
Warning: Spoilers
It started out pretty good - a stupid nerd hipster is in Tokyo lying about the great time he's having in Tokyo. He hooks up with a girl named Saki who teaches the dumb main character about unplugging. Tom, as an actor is believable in every way. Jason London is good in what he does but his lines are kind of bad. Saki is very real, but is a terrible actress, as is pretty much everyone else in the movie.

The message is so heavy handed it was comical. It read like a high school student film. The script has its moments but it needed a voice to say no, that's awful. And bad acting combined with a bad script is a horrid combination. The music is bad too.
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1/10
90 minutes of my life I'll never get back
izacsukhman13 February 2019
Actually, it was more like 40 minutes. I like to finish movies even if they're god awful, but I just couldn't with this one. Someone needs to invent a warning label to let you know you're watching a student film before you risk sinking time into a potential trash heap of a film. Amateurish writing, stilted acting (Jason London was decent though), preachy, cheesy plot, tired Asian tropes ... yup, this movie has it all. Overall, it was just irritating and unwatchable.
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1/10
Terrible American/Japanese Horror Film
Tokyo5524 October 2019
Jonathan Sherr (Tom) is an embarrassment and even worse than this abortion of a "film?" I would have turned off after 20 minutes had it not been for the excellent cinematography. The moments of silence and visions of Tokyo were wonderful but then a minute later you were back to the Hell on earth that is "Love In Tokyo." People don't bump into you on the sidewalks of Tokyo as they depicted twice, as if it's a thing like in Hong Kong. Insulting stereotypes of Japanese women though they did a great job pulling off the Ugly American. I recommend you not waste your time on this trash, you'll have more fun down at the local dump.
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7/10
Cute little off-beat romance
pyattimac20 June 2017
I'm glad I stuck out the beginning of this film, as the early part of it left me irritated; fortunately, it gradually drew me in-- it was refreshing to see a Millenial get his nose up out of his phone and connect for real with a woman! What I liked best about the film was the sense of what it would be like to live in Tokyo; I spent a few days there, and loved it. The street scenes with the neon signs and dense crowding really captured the feel of the city. The cast came across as authentic, and I have to disagree with one of the other reviewers who panned the music-- it too seemed real and appropriate for the story. All in all, a pleasant surprise; give it a chance.
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9/10
Light, funny and authentic
justine-9161524 April 2017
I give it a 9. Jason London's performance is wonderful. This movie has a very authentic feel to it. The director used authentic Japanese music/musicians, and actors. I thought it was light, funny and had a good story-line. We tend to get so wrapped up in social media, online, our phones and the film made me remember to live a little and enjoy life.
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