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It's a Beautiful Day

Name: It's a Beautiful Day
Director: Kayoko Asakura
Released: 2013
Duration: 78 min

Representation Score

7.4/10

Good

2013

Director

Kayoko Asakura

Runtime

78 minutes

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Kayoko Asakura’s film successfully shifts the focus away from the typical white experience by featuring a diverse cast of international students in a Los Angeles setting. This adds a layer of complexity rarely seen in Western cinema. The protagonist, A-Joong, serves as a crucial narrative anchor. Her perspective helps the film go beyond simple survival clichés, offering a critique of the transient, hedonistic lifestyles of her peers. However, the film’s scope remains limited in representing LGBTQ+ individuals and characters with disabilities, concentrating instead on ethnic and cultural tensions.

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Category Breakdown

Does It's a Beautiful Day have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film highlights social tensions between Korean and Japanese students but does not center on LGBTQ+ identities or challenge assumptions about straight relationships.

How does It's a Beautiful Day portray gender?

Fair

A-Joong plays a key role in the story by providing a strong moral anchor and acting decisively against the chaotic behavior of her peers.

How racially and ethnically diverse is It's a Beautiful Day?

Excellent

The film centers a multi-ethnic, non-white cast in a Los Angeles setting, offering a nuanced exploration of diaspora dynamics within a suburban environment.

How does It's a Beautiful Day represent religion and culture?

Good

The story examines social isolation and the conflicts between different cultural groups, critiquing the isolation found in modern, globalized social environments.

Does It's a Beautiful Day include disability representation?

Limited

The film does not include characters with visible or invisible disabilities, focusing instead on interpersonal and survivalist dynamics.

Present on Screen

Disrupts traditional casting patterns in a Western setting.
Features a protagonist with a strong moral compass.
Explores nuanced international student dynamics.

Limited or Absent

Does not explicitly represent LGBTQ+ identities.
Lacks characters with visible or invisible disabilities.
Focuses narrowly on specific ethnic and social conflicts.

Official Synopsis

Korean international student A-Joong (Kim Kkobbi) takes part in a camp at a country village, located in the suburbs of Los Angeles. A-Joong isn't happy with the Japanese international students who seem to be addicted to alcohol, drugs or sex. At that time, some brothers, who make a living through murders and burglary, target the cottage where the international students stay.

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