It's not difficult to fall in love with the characters that Hirokazu Koreeda creates, nor the stunning world in which they live. Still, this is, for me, the most wonderful so far. The story is about four sisters living together and talking through the highs and lows of life, love and death. Time moves at the most staggeringly beautiful pace and wherever there is heartbreak there is solace in sisterhood. Family meals, late night conversation, the promise and charm of each season turning into another, these are the joys of life, shared and treasured with loved ones. Pure cinematic joy.