It's a perfect blending. It has the story of terminal illness that I'm so insanely drawn towards. And it has a combination of my two favorite countries, Japan and Finland, where my ancestors are from. I've visited Finland once, along the coast of Vaasa, but now I want to see the Northern Lights so I'll have to return some year in the winter. I've added it to my bucket list. Overall, a truly lovely movie that doesn't end where a lot of terminal illness stories end. The lead characters are charming, and though I don't like the buying of affection, this movie handles the topic with tact and grace. I loved it, start to finish.