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Seesaw The debut film by Tokyo filmmaker, Keihiro Kanyama operates on a budget that's smaller than most used cars but drives like a seasoned classic. The film is about a young couple living in urban Tokyo. They're cool and their lives are just getting going and the film's story is told in a realistic style. At times, Seesaw has the cinema verite feel. It's as if a mic and camera were dropped into the room and you're witnessing the lives, and issues of a couple who's at a crossroads. Are they moving forward like their friends who are getting married? Or are they going to continue “just” living together? He wants to get married, and she's ok with living together.
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Cin(T)a This film from Indonesia was about a Muslim girl and a Christian guy. This was the first film from Sammaria
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Rainbow Drive In. It's on Kapahulu, the closest non touristy area near Waikiki. I'd suggest you walk up there first. There's a few good spots including this one. Rainbow Drive In. It's a lunch spot, tons of people flock, a few researched tourists come, and in the end, it's just lunchy Hawaiian fast food. It's down home, comforting in a way, and a classic. I got the mix plate, the first thing on the menu which means, it has to be special. Real Hawaiian food is different, but this is “local food”. I'm not sure if this is the greatest, but it's awesome and it makes people happy. Working people step out of their trucks, families out of their vans, and if a place can serve this kind of mix, then it's great. I think that's one of the things I like best about hitting the same places over and over. Is it the food, or the good vibes? I think it's both with a little more weight on the latter.
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Here's two films which are totally different but at the same time have similarities. You decide if you read through this. But it's definitely there.
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