We Couldn't Become Adults (2021)

Other name: ボクたちはみんな大人になれなかった, Bokutachi wa Minna Otona ni Narenakatta, We Couldn't All Grow Up

Description:

A surprising friend request online prompts a feckless fortysomething to embark on an introspective journey, revisiting the significant relationships that shaped his life. Starting from the vibrant 90s and extending through the subsequent decades, this man, who feels he never truly became an adult, meticulously re-examines each past connection. His deep dive into romantic history isn't just a nostalgic look back; it's a poignant quest to find his vanished hopes and dreams, those youthful aspirations that seem to have slipped away over time. The narrative explores themes of arrested development, lost potential, and the lingering regret of paths not taken, as he attempts to understand where his youthful optimism went and what prevented him from fully embracing adulthood. This digital catalyst forces him to confront his past in a desperate search for meaning in his present, unfulfilled existence.

Producer: Netflix

Director: Takada Ryo [高田亮]

Country: Japanese

Status: Completed

Released: 2021

Genre:life; Novel; Romance