At various times this movie is funny, strange, touching and...uplifting. I don't know if what I'm about to write counts as a spoiler. But I'll be safe and declare it as such. Maybe it's just been the Japanese movies I've chosen to watch. But it does often seem to me, that, unlike many American movies, quite often Japanese movies have left me wondering and feeling sort of empty. This one included. If you should choose to watch it then maybe you'll understand what I mean. But well worth the watch.