Mellow

One wouldn't call it high concept, but this is a film about connections. A flower shop owner contentedly lives alone until a ramen shop proprietor contemplates closing up. The pair then meet. It may not be urgent viewing, but it is very gentle.

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Rikiya Imaizumi directed Mellow in 2020. See Rikiya Imaizumi's full filmography, where to start with Rikiya Imaizumi, or where to go after you've seen everything by Rikiya Imaizumi.

Mellow was released in 2020 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 106 minutes.