-Shoutaro: A man whose dream as a child was to become a superhero.
-Erika: Hanazono Clan's boss's daughter.
-Koumoto: Shoutaro's senior from high school.
Plot
-Erika runs away from home to see her hospitalized half-sister, who is in need of an expensive operation their mother cannot afford. She runs into Shoutaro, who was recently both fired from his part-time job and evicted from his home for not paying rent and is currently selling baked yams out of a van as Koumoto's employee, during her escape, and asks him to help pretend-kidnap her for ransom (to pay for the operation). However, after the ransom is collected, it disappears. Shoutaro gets this chance to have his dream realized, but is being a real-life superhero all it's cracked up to be?
Review
Ohno's acting never fails to impress, though Aragaki occasionally drifts in and out of her role. In terms of the plot, it's half-original/half-cliche, and is [only] somewhat interesting to see play out. While not very lighthearted, there are hints of humor in an otherwise serious story. A certain depth to the film is lost, though due to the ambiguity of the connection between Shoutaro wanting to be a hero and him going along with the kidnapping plan. My greatest criticism has to be that there was no real climax. For a story with so much potential (it's a novel adaptation), I would've liked to see a bigger confrontation at the end. Other than that, it was a rather nice, straightforward film, something to watch while eating dinner. I'd recommend watching this if you're looking for a laid-back movie.
Overall: 3.5/5-Acting: 4/5
-Plot: 3.5/5
-Production (Direction and Screenplay): 3/5
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