Oh Lucy! (2017 film)

Oh Lucy!
	Film poster
Directed by	Atsuko Hirayanagi
Screenplay by	Atsuko Hirayanagi; Boris Frumin;
Based on	Oh Lucy; by Atsuko Hirayanagi
Starring	Shinobu Terajima; Josh Hartnett; Kaho Minami; Shiori Kutsuna; Kōji Yakusho;
Music by	Erik Friedlander
Cinematography	Paula Huidobro
Edited by	Kate Hickey
Production; company	Matchgirl Pictures; Gloria Sanchez Productions; Meridian Content; NHK;
Distributed by	Phantom Film (Japan); Film Movement (US);
Release date	May 22, 2017 (Cannes); March 2, 2018 (United States);
Country	United States; Japan
Language	English; Japanese;
Box office	$373,293 (US)[1]

Oh Lucy! is a 2017 American-Japanese drama film written and directed by Atsuko Hirayanagi. It was screened in the International Critics' Week section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.^[2]^[3]

Plot

A lonely Tokyo office-worker, Setsuko, falls for her teacher when she takes English lessons. When Setsuko's niece leaves suddenly for California with the teacher, Setsuko and her sister follow to find her.

Cast

Shinobu Terajima as Setsuko Kawashima / Lucy, a Tokyo office-worker
Josh Hartnett as John Woodruff, an English teacher in Tokyo
Kaho Minami as Ayako Kawashima, Setsuko's sister and Mika's mother
Shiori Kutsuna as Mika Ogawa, Setsuko's niece who is in a relationship with John
Kōji Yakusho as Takeshi Komori / Tom, a security consultant taking English lessons
Megan Mullally as Hannah
Reiko Aylesworth as Kei, John's wife
Suzuka Ohgo as Sakura

Production

Filming concluded in December 2016.^[4]

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 100% based on 46 reviews, and an average rating of 7/10.^[5] On Metacritic, which assigns normalized rating to reviews, the film has a weighted average score of 68 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[6]

References

↑ [Oh Lucy! "Oh Lucy!"] Check |url= value (help). Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
↑ "Selection of the 56th International Critics' Week". Semaine de la Critique. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
↑ "56th International Critics' Week Press Kit" (PDF). Semaine de la Critique. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
↑ McNary, Dave (16 December 2016). "Josh Hartnett, Shinobu Terajima to Star in U.S.-Japan Drama-Comedy 'Oh Lucy!'". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
↑ "Oh Lucy! (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
↑ "Oh Lucy! Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 19, 2018.

External links

Oh Lucy! on IMDb

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[BOMojo-1] [Oh Lucy! "Oh Lucy!"] Check |url= value (help). Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2018-06-28.

[Semaine-2] "Selection of the 56th International Critics' Week". Semaine de la Critique. Retrieved 21 April 2017.

[Semaine-press-3] "56th International Critics' Week Press Kit" (PDF). Semaine de la Critique. Retrieved 21 April 2017.

[4] McNary, Dave (16 December 2016). "Josh Hartnett, Shinobu Terajima to Star in U.S.-Japan Drama-Comedy 'Oh Lucy!'". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 23 March 2018.

[5] "Oh Lucy! (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved April 19, 2018.

[6] "Oh Lucy! Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 19, 2018.