Name: Yoshimitsu Morita's 'Haru' (1996)
Uploaded: 2026-10-26T03:42:42.000Z
Duration: 5256
Description: In this episode, I talk about Yoshimitsu Morita's 1996 film, "Haru." Set during the early days of the internet, the film follows Haru and Hoshi, two strangers...

In this episode, I talk about Yoshimitsu Morita's 1996 film, "Haru." Set during the early days of the internet, the film follows Haru and Hoshi, two strangers who meet in an online film chat room and begin corresponding privately through email. They don’t know what the other looks like and initially know very little about each other’s lives, but through the act of writing to each other they gradually form a bond that becomes deeply important to both of them.

I talk about "Haru" as a time capsule of what the internet once was and perhaps what it might never be again. I also explore the intimacy of connecting through words, the meaning of friendship, and the way connection can awaken us and draw us back toward life after loss. There are spoilers in this episode.

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My Sources:

• https://afternooncinema.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-397.html
• https://en.jff.jpf.go.jp/article/yoshimitsumorita/
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