Life Is Journey

Life Is Journey

2003 · 51 min · Drama

LIFE IS JOURNEY is an anthology of four stories about people who live in solitude, but who yearn for togetherness. Each day brings chance meetings and reluctant partings, joy and pain. The first vignette, "Life", portrays half of a woman's life in one-scene, one-cut, nine-minute sequence. "N" is a comical take on a man abandoned by his lover. "Ya" explores the bond of female friendship as one woman consoles a brokenhearted girlfriend. In "Nowhere", a man and a woman roam the streets of a foreign land in search of lost time.

Directed by Seiichi Tanabe · Written by Seiichi Tanabe

Your Rating

Cast

Make it a double feature

2h 52m together

Life Is Journey

Half a Confession

Both from Seiichi Tanabe.

More from Seiichi TanabeSee all →

Neo Ultra QNeo Ultra Q · 2013
Neo Ultra Q
★ 9.22013
SeriesMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
Ultra Q has returned, and continues investigations of monstrous appearances and strange ecological phenomenons.
GalileoGalileo · 2007
Galileo
★ 8.22007
SeriesDramaMystery
Narrates the events and cases encountered by Kaoru Utsumi, a rookie detective, and Manabu Yukawa, a university associate professor, while the two pair up to solve many mysterious cases.
The House on the SlopeThe House on the Slope · 2019
The House on the Slope
★ 8.12019
SeriesDrama
Yamazaki Risako lives with her husband Yoichiro and 3-year-old daughter Fumika. One day, she receives a notification from the court that she has been selected as an alternate member of the jury for a shocking criminal case. The defendant in the case is Ando Mizuho, a full-time housewife who is the same age as Risako. She is on trial for causing the death of her 8-month-old daughter by dropping her into the bathtub. As a mother herself, Risako feels repulsed that Mizuho killed her own child. However, after the trial opens, Mizuho’s circumstances remind Risako of her own past and she soon becomes confused with the chaotic feelings that have lain dormant in her. (Source: jdramas.wordpress.com)
Mr. Hiiragi's HomeroomMr. Hiiragi's Homeroom · 2019
Mr. Hiiragi's Homeroom
★ 8.12019
SeriesCrimeDrama
With graduation 10 days away, homeroom teacher Hiiragi gathered all 29 students of class 3-A and proclaims them his hostages. His last lesson regards the death of a student that passed away a few months before. Nobody will be able to graduate until the truth is known.
My Love Mix-Up!My Love Mix-Up! · 2021
My Love Mix-Up!
★ 8.02021
SeriesDramaComedy
When his high school crush's eraser has another boy's name on it, a flustered student finds himself caught in a whirlwind of romantic misunderstandings and comedic chaos.
A Little PrincessA Little Princess · 2009
A Little Princess
★ 8.02009
SeriesDrama
Shōkōjo Seira is a 2009 Japanese drama television series based on the children's novel A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Mirai Shida stars as Seira, the daughter of a rich boss of a mining company. Due to her father's sudden death in a mining accident, Seira has overcomes many ordeals at the Millenius Seminary boarding school because she is unable to pay her school fees. Shōkōjo Seira aired on Saturdays from 7:56pm on the Tokyo Broadcasting System between 17 October 2009 and 19 December 2009.
In the PoolIn the Pool · 2005
In the Pool
★ 7.72005
MovieDramaComedy
A free-spirited psychiatrist exudes a magnetic attraction for patients with out-of-the-ordinary neuroses and odd conditions brought about by stress.
Half a ConfessionHalf a Confession · 2004
Half a Confession
★ 7.72004
MovieDramaMystery
Half a Confession introduces itself as a thriller and abruptly changes gears, transforming into a tale of morality with deeper insights into its characters than we had anticipated. It begins when Soichiro Kaji (Terao), a retired detective, walks into police headquarters and confesses to the murder of his wife. We learn that the victim had prematurely developed Alzheimer's after the tragic death of their son, and in her suffering, had asked to die. The police chiefs would be far more content to take him at his word if it were not for a conspicuous hole in his story: 48-hour gap between the alleged murder and his confession. Fearing a public relations nightmare, they are eager to bury the incident and keep the press in the dark.
Garden of CamelliasGarden of Camellias · 2021
Garden of Camellias
★ 7.72021
MovieDrama
Kinuko was married to her husband for many years, but her husband passed away. Since then, Kinuko has lived in the same home with her granddaughter Nagisa.
The 100th Love with YouThe 100th Love with You · 2017
The 100th Love with You
★ 7.62017
MovieRomanceDrama
On July 27th, university student Aoi Hinata has an accident. When she wakes up, Aoi Hinata finds herself in a classroom from one week before the accident.
Samurai BannersSamurai Banners · 2007
Samurai Banners
★ 7.62007
SeriesDramaWar & Politics
Fūrin Kazan was the 46th NHK Taiga drama beginning on January 7, 2007. It was aired throughout 2007. The four characters from left to right are wind, woods, fire, and mountain. The title is a reference to the war banner used by Takeda Shingen, which in turn was taken from Sun Tzu's The Art of War. It means "Swift as the Wind, Silent as a Forest, Fierce as Fire and Immovable as a Mountain."
Liar Game: The Final StageLiar Game: The Final Stage · 2010
Liar Game: The Final Stage
★ 7.52010
MovieThrillerDrama
In Liar game: Final Stage, Players are encouraged to trust each other to win the tournament. However, a mysterious player named X is secretly plotting to sabotage everyone of their chances to win the LGT.
You're My PetYou're My Pet · 2003
You're My Pet
★ 7.52003
SeriesDramaComedy
A dejected woman finds an unconscious man resembling her former dog and takes him in as a "pet", forming an unexpected bond as they overcome obstacles together, raising the question of whether such love can exist.
Dear SisterDear Sister · 2014
Dear Sister
★ 7.52014
SeriesComedyDrama
Growing up, sisters Misaki and Hazuki couldn't have been more different. Misaki's charming personality and popularity stood in sharp contrast to the older, more responsible yet timid Hazuki. After high school, the two lose touch once Misaki leaves their home, only to be reunited many years later, when Misaki returns, harboring a secret.
All Around UsAll Around Us · 2008
All Around Us
★ 7.42008
MovieDrama
Kanao, a courtroom portrait artist, observes crimes, scandals and the decline of Japanese values without passing judgement. As he and his wife endure the tragedy of their first child’s death, hope slowly unfolds and their love story flickers to life once again.
Seven DetectivesSeven Detectives · 2015
Seven Detectives
★ 7.42015
SeriesCrimeDrama
Yū Amagi is a slightly eccentric detective who has been assigned to the Twelfth Section of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's First Investigative Division from the Lost and Found Centre. The Twelfth Section is called the "graveyard of detectives" and ridiculed as the "banishment room where hardened detectives who cannot be fired are sent." Its assembled detectives Kōsuke Samura, Takumi Yamashita, Keita Nagasawa, Tamaki Mizuta, and Masatoshi Katagiri are elite and yet oddballs. Amagi appears fixated with time which seems to have no relation with a case. Raising questions about the timelines of the perpetrator and victim derived from the estimated time of death, time of crime, time of alibi, and time limit, he searches for the meaning of "blank time" which arises from this. He obsesses over the weight of every minute and second of time because of some incident.

More Like This

Couldn't load this row right now.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter