Café Funiculi Funicula

Original title: Kôhî ga samenai uchi ni

2018
1h 57m

IMDb RATING

6.7/10

1.3K

YOUR RATING

Adventure Drama Fantasy Romance Sci-Fi

In a specific cafe and chair in Japan, one can travel back in time while drinking a cup of coffee. There are, however, 5 rules/restrictions. It opens for closure and changing one's future bu... Read allIn a specific cafe and chair in Japan, one can travel back in time while drinking a cup of coffee. There are, however, 5 rules/restrictions. It opens for closure and changing one's future but not present.In a specific cafe and chair in Japan, one can travel back in time while drinking a cup of coffee. There are, however, 5 rules/restrictions. It opens for closure and changing one's future but not present.

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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

1.3K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win

Trivia
Based off of the novel by Toshikazu Kawaguchi "Before the Coffee Gets Cold".

Quotes
Kazu Tokita: I wonder if I'm allowed to be happy.

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Featured review

9/10

I love it when...

... a movie captures the essence of the book and this does it so well. The books are fantastic, a real treat and so is this movie. It's pretty much how I saw it all in my head and is all at once sad, uplifiting, funny and keeps you interested. The acting is perfectly fine and the run time flies over. Some may say it is a bit "soapy" but it isn't overly so, though a lot of Japanese drama can feel that way. It certainly doesn't harm this production even if it is. I see there is a new version in production, if it is in the English language I think it will be a huge hit and the books will become even more popular. As there are now four novels it actually would make a very good TV series. I hope Netflix or Prime pick this version up soon, it is an absolute treat and people will lap it up.