Starring: Matsumoto Jun and
Eikura Nana
Rating: PG-13, mild sexual content and thematic elements
Synopsis: Yori and his twin sister Iku were always really close from the moment they were born. Lately though Yori has been giving Iku the cold shoulder and Iku can't figure out why. Yori is behaving this way because he's in love with Iku. It's only made harder for him to resist by them sharing bunk beds. He confesses his love for his little sister, but he can't help feeling it's wrong still when she accepts him without restraint. Yori tries to push Iku away by dating a classmate of hers, but this only hurts Yori more when he sees Iku in pain.
My thoughts: ...... Well. All I wanted was the exact English translation of Boku wa Imouto ni Koi wo Suru and instead I end up starting to read the manga, which, hell's bells, is way worse than the movie in terms of "explicit" content. It's not porn, but the couple of things I read go much deeper into their, uhm, inner thoughts while they, cough, do stuff.
Anyway, the plot synopsis is strange on Dramalist and Asianwiki. Maybe that's how it is in the manga (because I noticed he actually does go to a type of boarding school situation it seems), but in the movie Yori does not sleep with Iku's "best friend." In fact they're not really friends at all, more of acquaintances who shared the same class one year. Also the boyfriend troubles I don't think necessarily bring on the internal conflict between the two siblings. Like he said he had "reached his limit." As mentioned earlier as well he doesn't apply for a boarding school either. Her feelings to me are not necessarily apparent in the beginning, but after he makes a move she makes it quite clear where she stands and she never wavers again. So to me this movie is mostly about his inner struggle. He loves her, but he can't help feeling it's wrong to love her. There were a lot of scenes where there was very minimal talking done or at least the responses were extremely.... drawn.... out.
I've watched dramas and movies before with the theme of forbidden sibling love. Usually though they're adopted, brought into the same home, and raised together at a young age. Then later torn apart only to find each other again in their adult lives. Falling in love in this instance makes sense to me. First of all, they're not related. Second of all, they have fond memories of each other where their childhood was the happiest time of their life and that other person was apart of it. In this movie they're twins. I went into this movie saying I wouldn't be judgmental, but I just couldn't help thinking what if she gets pregnant?
If you're a big fan of Matsumoto Jun then yeah I would go ahead and watch this, but if you just want a good forbidden family romance drama then pick up One Fine Day or Autumn Tale. The latter will have you crying for days.
My conclusion:
Watch
Not Watch ☹
