Kasumi Arimura, Hikari Ishida and young breakout Kashun Himeno play three women with the same name, who tap into their creative sides in this charming Busan competition entry.
By James Marsh
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Three total strangers, with nothing in common except their name, are each inspired to take up writing in “Satoko Always,” writer-director Shuichi Okita’s surprising and inventive celebration of womanhood and the art of literary composition. Kasumi Arimura is the undeniable headliner, but the popular starlet is matched every step of the way by veteran actress Hikari Ishida and especially Kashun Himeno, who unleashes an eye-catching, potentially star-making turn as a junior high school student experiencing her first taste of true love.
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