Glasses
"I know what freedom is."
Synopsis
An overworked career woman leaves her life in the city for an island vacation only to encounter eccentric local inhabitants.
Principal Cast7

Satomi Kobayashi
Taeko

Mikako Ichikawa
Haruna

Ryo Kase
Yomogi

Ken Mitsuishi
Yuji

Masako Motai
Sakura

Hiroko Yakushimaru
Morishita
Ken
Koji
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Naoko Ogigami
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Reviews2
A slow and mellow feelgood comedy with some subtle absurdist touches about the career woman taking a break to a quiet island village. Works well as a lifter upper when life is heavy. But it also has an unintentional dark flip side once you start analyzing it; A mysterious central leader that promotes a low nutrition diet while collecting "gifts" and leading collective "merci" exercises in the sun and spending days doing introspective "twilighting" and projecting carefree happiness on a secluded location with limited outside communications... Is this a cult in the making? Yes, I'm joking. Maybe.
Feb 4, 2018Megane follows Taeko, a woman seeking quiet who instead confronts unwanted interactions that slowly teach her the value of slowing down. Through minimal dialogue, gentle rhythms, and a sunlit island setting, the film portrays transformation not through conflict but through acceptance and presence. It becomes a meditative reminder that true calm is not something we chase, but something we learn to allow. Read the full review here: (Indonesian version : alunauwie.com) and (English version : uwiepuspita.com)
Jan 1, 2026


























