Day 166 - No Boys, No Cry aka The Boat (Japanese)

"Hyung-gu, a young smuggler, was raised by his boss Bo-kyeong after his mother left him when he was six years old. Hyung-gu's boss asks him to work with a Japanese man named Toru; Toru needs the money to support his younger sister. Hyung-gu and Toru are forced to live on Hyung-gu's boat and kidnap a Korean woman named Ji-su, which leads to trouble."

A co-production between Japan and South Korea, not a completely boring production either. The filmed failed to be truly entertaining due to the poor camera directions and the type of film used. Not a whole lot happens in the film but it is nice to see the bond between the two main characters grow. I can't say that I am a fan of this film nor can I say that I enjoy the story. The script and plot are badly done with no real value to it. I enjoyed seeing common language mistakes between Japanese and Korea. For one instance Toru says yeoboseyo when he first meets Hyung-gu which is wrong because this version of hello is only used when talking on the phone. A lot of characters in the film don't seem too important, I feel like this wasn't really planned out well despite its 115 minute length. Though I enjoyed some of the aspects of the buddy film like the action scenes, the understanding parts and some of the family parts. Wished that this film could have been better.

2/5