If you’re in the mood for aShakespeareanJ-drama about mortality, stock up on hankies and let ‘er rip.
What Is ‘Drawing Closer’ About?
Drawing Closeris about finding love in a hopeless place.
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Haruna also suffers from a fatal illness, with her prognosis at only months left on her earthly clock.
Admittedly,Drawing Closeris an effective tearjerker that lays dramatic weights on like we’re going emotional powerlifting.
Then, they fall in love!
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Akito and Haruna are empowered by their diagnoses, acting all saccharinely sweet withWonka-level headrushes of empathetic scenes.
Neither dying person wants to burden the other, but the story’s themes strip away such a mindset.
‘Drawing Closer’ Is Purposely Hokey and Corny
Every scene is unquestionably characteristic of effervescent J-dramas.
ComposerSeiji Kamedalays down upbeat acoustic guitar melodies, playing a private show for Akito and Haruna offscreen.
You’re watchingDrawing Closerfor the same reason audiences torture themselves withNicholas Sparksadaptations on the regular.
Frustratingly,Drawing Closeris a marathontwo relentless hours of being jabbed in the feels by an unfair tragedy.
Miki succeeds in following guidelines to just its weepy audience demographic.
Drawing Closeris now available to stream on Netflix in the U.S.
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