No Touching At All (2014)

Inégal mais les personnages de Kou Yoneda sont bien là

Grande grande fan de Kou Yoneda et du manga Doushitemo Furetakunai, j'étais très excitée d'en voir l'adaptation cinématographique, malgré une méfiance liée à la qualité généralement assez médiocre de ce genre de production.
Alors oui, la qualité visuelle du film est quasi-inexistante, la photographie et la lumière proches du néant, pas d'OST digne de ce nom, le scénario de base charcuté, les personnages bien plus simplistes que dans le manga original, l'interprétation inégale, mais... mais j'ai retrouvé Togawa et Shiwa, leurs blessures, leur attraction envers et contre tout, leur douceur et leur douleur. J'ai beaucoup apprécié le jeu de Taniguchi Masashi, un peu moins celui de Yonehara Kousuke, mais leur couple fonctionne. Aussi opposés que les personnages du manga, tant visuellement qu'intellectuellement, ils forment un couple tourmenté et sensuel.
En définitive, j'ai beaucoup aimé et je revois fréquemment le film avec grand grand plaisir.

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I'm human, aren't I? Even though I knew this was pointless, why did I fall in love? - DF, chapter 3.

BL movies aren't a thing these days; poor cast, poor setting, it takes so little to drown everything into a sea of painful awkwardness for the viewer. But there are few to be remembered; well, not exactly for the visual efforts, but for the pleasant acting and the understanding of the plot. Simplicity is always better. Doushitemo Furetakunai // No touching at all is one of them; and hopefully, more to come.

I'm a faithful fan of Yoneda Kou's work, her plots start from seemingly plain points and develop beautifully with characters mingled so well, it has to break a heart or two half-way through the story. The simplicity is the key here as well - motionless, quiet atmosphere. Beneath the mundane way of living, people are far more complicated than they seem. They always struggle with themselves and their wounds left from past experiences every time their encounter new ones. So wouldn't it be worse to fall in love in such wearing circumstances?

Sincerely, I didn't expect much, mainly because the two characters have an unique feel about them. I was afraid of dullness, yet I've been waiting to watch this movie ever since it came out. They did it, they found the actors who, in my opinion, fit fairly well. Not only separately, but together. Acting was pretty good, felt almost! natural, my awkward sensors didn't react - rather, I was kinda overwhelmed by the ball of cuteness named Yonehara Kousuke (who are you again and why don't you act more?), and his bold words to cover it up. Togawa-san is /so/ Togawa too. Wait what. It's tough pointing out what lacks when they have such a chemistry going on.
Also, I appreciate how they kept the important parts of the story, without altering it. True, there some scenes left out (/certain/ scenes), but for a (Japanese) movie it's a decent deal, it feels smooth, feels nice.
So far so good, yet my one complaint is that you can spot the characters from afar and wish to see them closer, especially when they interact with each other. The characters' expressions are so important. That was kinda disappointing at times, even though there were plenty scenes to make up for that, but still. Isn't this an eternal pain when it comes to BL movies anyway? They always leave us begging for more.
While the movie is lacking, as most BL movies do out there, it's a worthy live-action. Maybe even better in some aspects than the previous BL productions, just maybe. I should reconsider my faith with this one and wait for upcoming projects.

If any of you haven't read the manga, you should do it before watching the movie. This way you can value the acting much better and enjoy it. With this in mind, take a good breath, don't hesitate to watch. Chances are you're gonna melt inside anyway.

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