EUREKA
Decided I had to watch this after being captivated by the poster in this thread, and the fact that I love anything Japanese.
I enjoyed every second of this film and its run time is 217 mins. That's what happens when you have a cast of talented actors and have an unique captivating story. The dialog was spot on, I could listen to their conversations forever. Kōji Hashimoto was flawless in his performance. The film is 90% shot in a sepia tone, which made for a very soothing feel. It captured the bliss of rural Japan perfectly.
The real grand slam of awesomeness came at the end credits when it said the theme song "Eureka" is Jim O'Rourke's Eureka! I've never heard that album so this was a real surprise. I knew something was up when I was thinking "Man, the music is kickass too!"
10/10