Seven Days: Monday - Thursday (2015)

Beautiful Love Story

I’ve watched this film more than once.. it is a beautiful love story that evolves from two beautiful souls who desperately want to find love. One that has been rejected because of his strong and “ just says what comes to mind” personality. The other, who has been rejected by an ex-girlfriend who is currently in a relationship with his brother. He longs to find another true love. Shino is the strong personality. Shino deep down is afraid to get hurt, so he embellishes his strong demeanor, as a way to protect his feelings. Shino has been dumped by GF’s due to his crass and loud personality but he feels he should be accepted as he is. Seryou, on the other hand, is sought after by all the girls in school because he is kind and thoughtful. He devised a plan where he dates for a week just anyone who confesses their like of him but then dumps them if he doesn’t fall in love with them in a week. It’s not a game , he says, it’s someone looking for love. One day, Shino impulsively asks Seryou to go out with him and he accepts. From then on, it’s a slow tale of two sensitive people falling in love yet not communicating their feelings towards each other. They both fail to be open and honest leading to misunderstandings as they both trip, fall and finally realize their true feelings for each other and are able to express them. Jealousy, apprehension and fear rule their relationship until they are finally able to come to terms with their true feelings and communicate how they really feel about each other.

It is a poignant love story told with beautiful views of the cityscape of Japan. A tale of two young men who fall in love while participating in a “silly” dating game.

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Not satisfying

Firstly, I recall a manga of similar plotline .. I remember the manga is pretty sweet ~
However for this movie (I watch this and the next one in one go), I would say that the execution is not that satisfying ..

[This is a review for both Monday - Thursday and Friday - Sunday]

I love the story, a slow developing, confusing feelings ..
A little misunderstanding due to feelings and thoughts not properly communicated ..

I have nothing against the actors .. BUT I would say that they does not portray the character well ..
It is as if that the execution of the character, and the way the story says the character is supposed to be, does not adds up, in my humble opinion ..
I am no expert, but this is my opinion as one of the numerous audience out there ..

For Seryou ..
The supposed image of him is a popular guy, new girlfriend every week
A popular, charming one .. A very gentleman ..
In the movie, the character of Seryou seems more of, a soft, weak uke (?)
One point that I pretty much dislike is the amount of powder on Seryou's actor .. I don't know whether it's Japanese culture or is there any certain purpose behind it, but I find Seryou's actor overly unnatural 'white' face (from powder or foundation? not sure, not an expert too)
And Seryou's general expression is more of,.. a very timid person ? But not really, it's like timid, yet stiff ? and rather odd ?
In real life, a person executed that way is, in my very humble opinion, unlikely to be someone who is very popular and has a girlfriend every week ..

For Yuzuru ..
The story portrays him to be someone 'cool', whose behaviour contrast the appearance ..
But I do not really see this .. It's more like, we get to know this from his flashbacks of rejection and told my his friend.. aside from that? Not really ..
I think that if the contrast is executed better, I would love his character even more !

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Worth Watching

I found this movie in youtube recommendation, then i watched it. Wow suprisingly it was good!

What the most i love about this movie is about the story, they have good storyline! The background of this film made me think it was an old movie, but this is my first japan movie after so many years i never watching j-drama/movie again, j-drama/movie never changed at all, that's why i like it. The music is also played beautifully, it fits perfectly well with the story.

Anyway, this movie took me into Japan BL world, i met : Takumi-kun the cutest uke in bl world because of this movie! thank you! ^^

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Definitely worth a try!

I personally have watched both parts of the movies 4 or 5 times already.
I am not exactly sure why the story continues to draw me in. Every time I see a clip pop up somewhere I wish to rewatch it.
So to speak
I truly love the movies although their communication struggle has me on edge constantly. Since the point of view is mainly the one of the main character one gets to understand him easily. I like the way his insecurities are displayed as one can truly feel how he wishes someone would love him the way he is (which our second main character does) and not only based on his good looks.
Considering that the movies are a bit older now their acting might appear a little lacking but whilst subtle in some parts they do display the emotions well.

I would say it is quite a calm and sweet love story not very intense or sexual but dramatic enough to give it a try.
I promise it is worth it

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Slowest Burn BL ever!

Gist, I am not a fan of slow burn BL, but I ended up enjoying this one somehow. lol. I don't really enjoy the 2nd part as much though, but I like this first part

Initially, I find it really slow and a bit boring. But once I'm used to the pacing, especially the silence,, it actually feels soothing

It's a nice change of pace for someone like me, who constantly are catching up having to read lines after lines of subtitle in order to not miss a moment, and even having to rewatch to ensure i read it correctly sometimes

Somehow the slowness is nice. I get to read the subtitle, observe their experience, and take a moment to actually let the moment sink in, digest the experience, and actually feel it together with the couple

I feel almost like I am inside the drama. It is really good at taking you in a journey in that way

For this reason, I really enjoy this one and the ending is good too, but it keeps you hanging too much, that you'll wanna watch the 2nd part, which burns even more. LOL

Overall, I won't rewatch this again, my heart can only take that much slowburn, but I don't regret watching either

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A great adaptation

This was recommended to me and I am glad to say that I enjoyed this one a lot. It also inspired me to read the manga & I have to say that is honestly a really good adaptation. One of the best I've seen. There were scenes and dialogue taken directly from the source material. It is brilliantly done.

I love that the misunderstanding & their awkwardness were understandable. It was not just a weird plot device, it was a well written plot point. It was written in such a way that you actually understood where they were both coming from & it made sense.

Also for some reason it looks like it was shot in the 1980s and not 2015/16?

Anyways, it was really good and I recommend it.

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A slow burn with loads of emotions

Japanese BLs have always astounded me with their unique plotline and in most of the cases I have found that the stories have been handled masterfully by the director and the actors have done a great job at bringing those characters to life. I am so happy to state that this one certainly is an addition to this list.

The story is divided into 2 parts. The first part is about Shino Yuzuru, a beautiful and talented archer who is down on his luck when it comes to holding a relationship because he is misunderstood since he speaks his mind without a thought. Shino hears about Seiryo Touji who is well-known in his school as a guy who would go out with the first person who asks him at the start of the week but will end the relationship in 7 days. Shino upon meeting Seiryo on a Monday outside school casually asks him out. What we see next is the unravelling of the true nature of both these characters from Monday to Thursday.

The movie is slow and many scenes have dialogues sprinkled between silence and just the 2 characters reacting to situations. You might feel that something like this would take you out of the movie experience but on the contrary you get to enjoy the brilliance of acting where much is conveyed just by the reactions of the 2 actors. The actors playing the 2 characters have done a fabulous job emoting the scenes. You can see these flawed characters growing and realising their feelings for each other slowly and you are rooting for them till the end

If you like slow burners that is full of character development do give this one a watch

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A cute and pure classic school romance with slow pace

I keep gigling kicking my feet watching this school romcom. It's in 2015 so it has that typical slow pace style but I like its chilling vibe. I also love character dynamics: Seryou is so pretty and posh while Yuzuru is so cute and "dense".
The story is so cute, soft and pure. It has two parts: Monday - Thursday and Friday-Sunday. You should watch in this order. They are both very good. I love how the story goes and how they sort their problem: just a little misunderstandings (and Yuzuru's sulking) ?. It gives a very youthful vibe but pls bear in mind it's quite slow compared to modern BL so pls be patient.
Plus point: You can see them doing art archery ?

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Sublime

Other reviewers have described this film as subtle and hypnotic. To this I would add intense and profoundly moody. The directors pacing is intense and the cinematography beautiful. The plot itself is somewhat perplexing, as one cannot quite figure out exactly what the relationship is between Seiryo and his female interest Shino. All of this achieves a kind of beautiful foreboding atmosphere.The chemistry between these two lead actors is such that their lack of any follow up projects together these past few years is a shame . Many films you can watch one time, enjoy them adequately and be done with them but not this one. It lingers and almost disturbs your conscience. Overall well worth the time.

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