The Night I Swam

2017 [JAPANESE]

Action / Drama

2
IMDb Rating 6.4/10 10 611 611

japan

Plot summary

Snow covered mountains in Japan. Every night, a fisherman makes his way to the market in town. His 6 year old son is awoken by his departure and finds it impossible to fall back to sleep. In the sleeping household, the young boy draws a picture he then slips into his satchel. On his way to school, still drowsy, he strays off the path and wanders into the snow...

Director

Damien Manivel Photo
Damien Manivel

Top cast

Takara Kogawa Photo
Takara Kogawa as Little Boy
Keiki Kogawa Photo
Keiki Kogawa as Sister
Takashi Kogawa Photo
Takashi Kogawa as Father
Chisato Kogawa Photo
Chisato Kogawa as Mother
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722.36 MB
968*720
Japanese 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 18 min
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1.45 GB
1440*1072
Japanese 5.1
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 18 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by AliiDii 3 / 10

Ok, so what?

It is not necessary, in my opinion, to make a movie for no clear reason when you have no idea what you are doing. The fact that there was no dialogue in the movie and that it took place in the child's world were both things that I liked about it. By delving into the child's viewpoint, the filmmakers captured the innocence, wonder, and unfiltered emotions of childhood; however, the movie is completely boring and lacks any engaging story. It's good that the movie is 1 hour and 20 minutes long, because by the time it's over, you find yourself wondering, "So what?". As the film progressed, the lack of a clear narrative left me questioning the purpose and ultimate impact of the events unfolding before me.
Reviewed by MOscarbradley 8 / 10

A small gem of a film

A charming, dialogue-free look at childhood this Japanese miniature, co-directed by Damien Manivel and Kohei Igarashi, may take it's time but there are few films that take us into the mind of a young child quite as beautifully as this one does. If not very much happens, and if what does happen seems a bit on the fanciful side, it matters not a jot for this is a film that will take you back to a time in your lives that for many is only a distant memory; this is the dreamworld of the childhood of our imaginations. Simplicity itself and really something of a small gem.
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