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It's been more than 10 years since I last saw Uchida Yuki. She was still singing Komuro Tetsuya's songs back then, a Jpop-idol. She is still as beautiful as I remembered, but never in my wildest dream did I expect her to deliver this amazing performance in this masterpiece of a film in such a dark role.

"Quiet Room" is about a magazine writer (Uchida Yuki) getting sent to a psychiatric hospital after an accidental drug overdose mistaken for a suicide attempt. There, she was forced to spend two weeks of her life with other mental patients.

This film has the atmosphere of "Fight Club" with a similar protagonist, an insomniac on drugs, in a very different story. A large portion of this film was an exceptionally well-made dark comedy that had me laughing at 4AM (yes, I may have insomnia too). There are MANY big-name actors who I was really surprised to see in such minor roles. It was very well-casted film where everyone was perfect for the role. Uchida Yuki was the best of them all. Not only was she very visually pleasant, her sharp looks and sometimes messy hairstyles were perfect for this character. Her acting (and everyone else) was fantastic as well, I knew I was about to watch a masterpiece after only 5 minutes into the film.

"Quiet Room" IS somewhat of a comedy, but it is also very deep and inspirational film that explores what it means to live, to be free. Great story set in an isolated environment that's very promising for a movie, and the production staff had done an excellent job. An extremely well-directed movie that's very artistic, but the type everyone can understand. Music in this movie is very scarce, but extremely touching and suit each scene very well. This film is flawless in every aspect.

Without a doubt best Japanese film of 2007 and my top 5 out of almost 200 I've watched so far.

As with many young male fans,the stunning model/actress/singer Uchida Yuki stole my heart when she debuted onto the Japanese entertainment scene in the early 90s in such Fuji TV J-Dorama series as "Hitotsu Yane No Shita", "Jaja Uma Narashi" and "At Seventeen" and in movies like "Cat's Eye", where she often played tough, tomboyish characters whose rough exteriors hid deep emotional pain and tragic pasts. With her tall, slender body and model good looks she was an instant star and even made a name for herself as a singing idol. In 2002 she briefly retired from the entertainment industry to marry fellow actor Yoshioka Hidetaka which unfortunately ended in quick divorce in a mere three years. Uchida made a quiet return to TV drama in the Nihon TV drama "Dare Yoi Mo Mama O Aisu" and has since established herself as a serious dramatic actress in series such as "Hiryu-Team Medical Dragon 2" among others.

"Quiet Room Ni Yokoso", the latest film from writer/director/actor Suzuki Matsuo whose writing work includes the deeply emotional "Tokyo Tower: Okan To Boku To Tokidoki Oton" and the madcap "Koi No Mon" is a nice showcase for Yuki's talents and is indeed a welcome comeback for this young star.

Yuki portrays the oddly named Sakura Asuka, a former "campaign girl" and now fledgling writer who has had her share of a rough life. Her former husband (Tsukamoto Shinya) a much older man, was a nebbish and all-too-serious bore. Their profound personality differences were too much of a strain on her and Sakura leaves her husband reluctantly (she even has an abortion). Asuka eventually meets a kindred spirit in the eccentric and odd-looking Yakihata Tetsuo (Kudo Kankuro). While mismatched in looks and appearance, Asuka falls for his bizarre personality and they quickly marry.

Yuki's happy world however soon turns upside down when she finds herself institutionalized into a Psychology Ward after an overdose of prescription drugs. Although Asuka claims it was just a mistake, doctors decide it was an aborted suicide attempt (something which Asuka herself does not remember). Amidst the wacky, deranged and almost cartoonish assortment of characters in the ward, she finds friendship among fellow patients Kurita (Nakamura Yuko) who like Yuki had attempted suicide previously; the childlike music protégé and longterm patient Sae (Takahashi Mae)and the dark and charismatic Miki (an absolutely stunning Aoi Yu) who suffers from severe bulimia.

Together they endure and give support to one another as they await their hopeful release from the ward, which is under the strict supervision and iron will of head Ward Nurse Eguchi (Ryo).

The script by Suzuki recalls elements from Milo Forman's seminal 70s drama "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" but doesn't share that film's dark, anti-establishment tone and instead is a film that more closely resembles James Mangold's touching and sobering "Girl, Interrupted". In fact the similarities between the two movies are very much striking but I don't think that diminishes "Welcome To The Quiet Room" at all and I think the two films can be looked at as companion pieces rather than derivatives.

As mentioned, this is Yuki's movie to be sure as it is a showcase for the talented actress. Yuki's Asuka plays the entire emotional landscape from drama to comedy and even gets to do a little song and dance. Writer/actor Kudo Kankuro (screenplay for Zebraman, Ping Pong, Go) is a bit over-the-top in his role as geekish Tetsuro. One can't help but laugh in disbelief that his character could "hook up" with Yuki's character. He seems too much of a social oddball and his antics seem less funny and endearing and more irritating and annoying. Fashion model Ryo (Gaichu, Casshern, Azumi) never ceases to impress with her quiet yet effective roles. She's not just a pretty face but a talented actress that brings subtle depth to her characters. While Nurse Eguchi is nowhere near the "witch" that Louise Fletcher's Nurse Ratched was in "Cuckoo's Nest", she is still very much in the same spirit as that character.

Just as Angelina Jolie's supporting role stole the film from lead Winona Ryder in "Girl, Interrupted", so too does Aoi Yu's small role as Miki steals the film from Yuki. Playing very much the same type of dark, rebel character that Jolie did, Aoi is absolutely mesmerizing in the film. With her Amuro Namie inspired cornrow braided hair and "goth" fashion to her cool and controlled performance, it is a very different but pleasantly sexy look for Aoi. Aoi is certainly one of the best young actresses in Japan today and this is clearly an example as to why.

Suzuki's direction style here is a bit unfocused. Some of the funny moments seem quite contrived and forced while the dramatic elements in the film seem to belong to an entirely different movie. It's as if the film is just as schizophrenic as the patients in the hospital ward, shifting from absurd comedy to tear inducing social drama. While the film often refers to "Wizard of OZ", the film seems to have more in common with the psychedelic "Alice In Wonderland".

To be quite honest, the ending really made me mad. To avoid any "spoiler" material, suffice to say, Asuka's actions at the end seem very uncaring and I'm not sure that it was the intent of Suzuki to elicit that type of reaction. While I think I can understand the reasons for Asuka's final behaviors, it seems a bit cold and heartless in light of all that came out in the movie. It undoes all the friendships made in the film.

I still liked "Welcome To The Quiet Room" but the ending really turned what could have been a sentimental and touching movie into one where you start to hate Yuki's character and that's not the type of feelings I'd like to associate with her.

Twice-married Sakura Asuka (the long-lost Yuki Uchida) finds life all too much and ends up tied to the table in the 'Quiet Room' of a mental hospital. In the ensuing days she glimpses the tragedies of her fellow inmates, while piecing together the events in her life that lead her to this impasse.

Suzuki's script encompasses light comedy, weighty drama, surreal visuals, slapstick, social commentary. It lurches from one to the other with barely a pause to mark the transition. The comedy works best, especially when Asuka is with her orthodontically-challenged husband Tetsuo (a study in comic timing from Kudo Kankuro). A reassuring bum-grab was especially effective in raising a smile. Uchida puts in a strong shift as the troubled Asuka, but is matched by a strong cast and surpassed by the electric Shinobu Otake, who is the only one who comes off as genuinely, scarily, mad at times.

It is entertaining while it lasts, but there is no sense of a life lived off screen for these characters, and their tragedies lack a deeper resonance (though the charismatic Aoi Yu as Miki manages to haunt the screen at times). I was touched by Asuka but did not feel I understood her, or particularly care about her character once the credits started to roll. There are some clangers - a musical number? - including the final reckoning with Tetsuo, which is played for laughs when it should be much more poignant. A frothy Girl, Interrupted is about the measure of it.

More fun than insightful, there is enough episodic comedy in this film to make it worth viewing. Asuka's roommate advises her to ditch all connection with the hospital once released. We can see each other through she says, but we'll only drag each other down on the outside. Good advice that applies to the film itself - enjoy it while it is there, but don't expect it to last in the memory long.

Welcome to the Quiet Room lures you in with innovative dark comedy that will have you shaken with laughter, but soon you will become aware of the sad undertones that come with the topic of attempted suicide and mental disease. This movie runs deep and the excellent acting performance make it a masterpiece. Welcome to the Quiet Room made me laugh and it made me cry and I applaud it for its creative style and honesty at tackling a very difficult topic. This is not just a happy comedy, this is also not just a sad drama, it is life, this is the real deal.

In my opinion this is one of the most underrated movies of all time and I guess now, 10 years after its release, and with all the difficulty you have to go through to get a copy of this movie this will not change and I do think this is a huge shame. But it will stay a secret gem that art-house cinema lovers like me will keep on whispering in each other ears for years to come.

2007 marked the return to the big screen of ex-model, ex-singer, no longer ex-actress, drop dead gorgeous Yuki Uchida. Her first film in almost 10 years, Glory to the Filmmaker! was written and directed by Takeshi Kitano's (as Beat Takeshi), and in her next film, Welcome to the Quiet Room, her ex-husband is played by Shinya Tsukamoto. Seems like an odd pair for a photo-book girl to be jamming with.

Having only this film to go on I can't really give her high marks as a thespian, but ... good lord, the woman's got Ivory Soap charm and the beauty to back it up. Welcome to the Quiet Room is not a good film ... but you can have a little fun with it. I believe Yuki Uchida is in every single scene. Problem is, she shares them with some obnoxious others. It's as if all the direction they got was "get loud and act stupid. You're in a film about a nut-house." Uchida also plays the first third of the film with splashes of vomit in her hair and smeared on her face. Subtle, but distracting. And not to sound superficial or anything but I hope this woman has hair insurance. It's too bad that when she's styled up in million-dollar-messy she's the sweetest, sexiest looking thing on two legs—except for the puke accouterments. One of her inmate pals combs the stale upchuck from her hair and adds a couple thin braids off to each side causing her to lose a lot of sex appeal. I've never ogled hair so much.

Yûko Nakamura, from the fabulous film Strawberry Shortcakes, has a small role as the reasonable roommate. She's complicated though. Yû Aoi practically steals the show in a supporting role as a sexy bulimic guru of sorts—the one who has "figured out the system." Ryô is scary beautiful good as the head ward nurse and nemesis to all. And just so we have enough for basketball, Mai Takahashi rounds out the dream team of Japanese beauty in a small role as a lifer and musical genius with an eating disorder who's retreated into childlike behavior. Beyond that, the "get loud and act stupid" crowd gets too much screen time. If you're not put off by folks who confuse obnoxious with funny, give this one a visit. If you're looking to enhance your appreciation of fine Asian cinema you should wait a while for a Yuki Uchida fix. I have a feeling this woman is about to do something good.

Welcome to the Quiet Room is plagued with confused writing and bad direction. ***Here comes a spoiler*** It seems odd that such a lightweight film would end so, so ... unfriendly-ly. When Uchida is about to be released, all her "friends" who helped her find her true self again, through song and dance therapy, sign a big bon voyage card for her. Yû Aoi, her mysterious mentor, is the last to sign because plot recently had her get punched in the face by Uchida, and so we wait with baited breath to see if she is going to sign it or not. She does, and writes "Destroy this in one hour or die", presumably meaning "Once you're out of here destroy all connections to the place or you'll be all Welcome to the Hotel California and stuff." When Uchida leaves she promptly deposits the card, and a beautiful gift she also received, in the trash can. She's still got contact info for her recently released reasonable roommate, played by Yûko Nakamura from the fabulous film Strawberry Shortcakes (there, I've said it again), the woman who lent her a brush and gave her chocolate and good advice. Maybe Yûko Nakamura dies or is on her way back in (which would be a great big "I told you so" from Yû Aoi), but the glee with which this last attachment is discarded seems selfish and mean. I hate politics.

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