my most appreciated takeaway from this film was it’s convincing atmosphere largely due in part to the sets:
the rooftop greenhouse that allows for inclusions of urbanity/vegetation in an otherwise solemn and desolate tokyo + views of the city with cool plants is always the COOLEST backdrop,
michi’s place which felt believably like it belonged to a college student, (her sun dried red colored fridge with caramel colored handles was my favorite piece) and reminded me of the apartment in…

the low fidelity sequence of sugihara’s
mugshots,  
katô being told he has a nose like keanu reeves and eyes like brad pitt,
the scene where sugihara is illuminated by only the moon as he stands bedside, shirtless + a protruding ‘polo ralph lauren’ waistband sticking out from his baggy dark wash denim jeans held up by a brown leather belt- a black tee shirt balled up in his fist
the cigarette walk that ensued after breaking things off with…