Ijintachi tono natsu (Summer Among the Zombies)

An Obayashi movie with this kind of title (a mistranslation, according to an iMDB poster) sounds promising, but it’s not what you think it’d be.  It’s a mild kaidan that’s more family drama than anything else.  A recently divorced TV writer comes across his long-deceased parents and starts hanging out with them, while carrying on a relationship with a mysterious woman from his building.  It doesn’t do a whole lot with its premise, and it’s pretty conventional, but it’s a nice film with an off-kilter nostalgic tone.  I wish there was a little more meat on these bones, but it was okay.  Rating: 7

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