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Review

18×2 Beyond Youthful Days 2024

Directed by Michihito Fujii · 124 mins · 2,221 views

4.4 Letterboxd 4.08(70,404)
Ratings H N J C A J T C L S

Synopsis

Having lost his job and the company he built, a 36-year-old man at rock bottom goes on a wistful solo trip to Japan in search of the love he left behind.

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Reviews (41)

  1. H
    hana 8 月 24, 2026

    “the people we meet on our travels leave something in our hearts” makes me wonder if i was able to leave anything special in someone else’s.

    2,313 3
  2. N
    Nadhie 8 月 24, 2026

    A predictable yet enjoyable film that delivers on the warm feeling. I really loved how simple it was, and how it slowly revealed little details over time, letting me take in the characters’ memories bit by bit, like flipping through an old photo album. I also loved the contrast between Japan and Taiwan. Japan felt quiet and nostalgic, almost like looking back on something you’ve lost, while Taiwan was full of color and life, like those bright memories you hold onto from your youth. The way the film used vibrant colors for the past and then switched to more muted tones in the present really hit me. It felt like a visual way of showing how passion fades as you get older, and how people often look back with regret at the time they wasted. It’s a poignant message that few films have captured so accurately.

    853 2
  3. J
    jeff 8 月 24, 2026

    gonna add applying for ktv karaoke summer jobs to the travel itinerary to find the love of my life

    431 43
  4. C
    chezka 🪷 8 月 24, 2026

    what if we all just kill ourselves. we should all just kill ourselves idk. lets just all kill ourselves.

    1,123 3
  5. A
    arooj 8 月 24, 2026

    I love movies that make me want to kill myself.

    1,921 13
  6. J
    Jomari Bashin 8 月 24, 2026

    We all have to say goodbye to each other at some point, to everybody, in things. So much of life is about letting go and realizing that nothing lasts forever. It was one of the hardest lessons I’ve had to learn, and it has happened while traveling. We are a collection of our experiences and I’m grateful that I was able to share a brief moment with someone that was beautiful. You come across incredible people who you learn to trust in a short period of time, and you establish stronger connections with them. These people you want to keep forever. You promise to keep in touch and for a short time you do! Then the messages become smaller and…

    456 10
  7. T
    Tine 8 月 24, 2026

    “may my travels never end,” is one of the most beautiful phrases i’ve ever heard

    954 3
  8. C
    cheriea 8 月 24, 2026

    She was full of life because she had no life to begin with.

    850 18
  9. L
    lululogs 8 月 24, 2026

    what’s a better thing to do than to indulge yourself in sad heartbreaking nostalgic cinema… oh to leave your footprints in the people you’ve met and places you’ve gone to… to find who you once was and truly are… also the cinematography was so beautiful it really elevated the depth of the story.

    555 1
  10. S
    shiroyasha 8 月 24, 2026

    bonding over slam dunk and love letter that’s peak romance

    1,925 7
  11. I
    irfan_hamidi 8 月 24, 2026

    Past lovers separated by time and distance, my favorite trope ☝🏼

    500 2
  12. D
    Daiyan Alam 8 月 24, 2026

    Tears in my eyes as I write this. Beautiful, beautiful movie.

  13. M
    maymuy 8 月 23, 2026

    gatau nntn yg ke berapa kali ni film, rasanya selalu hampa. bgst lah kaya hidup tbtb kosong setelah nntn film ini selalu banyak hal yang dipikirin, soal waktu, dan orang yang pernah hadir. kalau soundtrack nya keep me – novo amor makin bgst ni film wkwk

  14. V
    vsh 8 月 23, 2026

    thanks to my ex karena sudah merekomendasikan ini, meskipun baru kesampean dan berani nonton… ini best sih, banyak pelajaran yang bisa diambil. jadi pengen bermusafir juga 🥹

  15. S
    strawbs 8 月 23, 2026

    oh my 🥹

  16. A
    a!yaa 8 月 23, 2026

    eh mksjdddditinggalmatisjskdjs?

  17. J
    jemiamor 8 月 23, 2026

    makanya Jimmy, kalo naksir tuh bilang jangan diem aja

  18. V
    vandalted 8 月 23, 2026

    oh so we’re just supposed to move on after THAT ending?

  19. R
    reynuh 8 月 23, 2026

    May my travels never end. I predicted how it was gonna go with all the proper hints, but it still left me with a lump in my throat and tears in my eyes. It reminded me that life isn’t so bad and that we can live a life without any regrets. It’s the first movie that made me want to take a solo trip someday.

  20. R
    rel_04 8 月 23, 2026

    It only took one month to fall in love with her, but it takes 18years to forget her.

  21. S
    seriinity 8 月 23, 2026

    oh i learn kalo cinta ga selalu memiliki, huhu bisa aja di kenang buat di jadiin pembelajaran

  22. G
    glonkirl 8 月 23, 2026

    ofc she had to die ☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️

  23. M
    mip 8 月 23, 2026

    He travelled to see her again but not to spend the rest of their life together but to say goodbye for good…. bawling my eyes out

  24. Z
    Zupii 8 月 23, 2026

    Hahahahaha who’s crying..not me hahaha

    2
  25. D
    deadpanbunny 8 月 23, 2026

    “Maaf aku terlambat Ami” HUHUHUU SEMANGAT YA BABANG GANTENG😭😭😭 EMG SAKIT DITINGGAL MENINGGAL….🥺 nangis bgt co

  26. S
    sfaaul 8 月 23, 2026

    lagi lagi maut. AKU SELALU SEDIH TIAP MIKIRIN KENANGAN YANG UDAH AKU TINGGAL/YANG AKAN AKU TINGGAL… (jujur sbnrnya selama ini aku rating kadang ngasal, soalnya aku gatau apa yang aku sbnrnya rasain pas nonton)

  27. R
    raiiraiinn 8 月 23, 2026

    film apa ini anjr ☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️😢😢😢😢😭😭😭😔😔😔😔😔😔😔😔, sedih banget co

  28. Z
    zka. _ 8 月 23, 2026

    cinta abis di satu orang jir

  29. L
    limittless 8 月 23, 2026

    saya akan kembali ke Taiwan menjadi pria solo SYALAANN DI BIKIN NANGISS

  30. K
    Kim 8 月 23, 2026

    très beau film mais jsp

  31. C
    Chirag880 8 月 23, 2026

    😭😭😭😭

    1
  32. R
    revanarv 8 月 23, 2026

    AP MKSD???

  33. L
    liliesrpretty 8 月 23, 2026

    may balik yan, kino-combo Japanese tapos Chinese TAPOS MAY WISHING LANTERN PA!!! nakaka-bingo na rin sa akin yang mga painter tapos namamatay sa huli ☺️

  34. A
    Aleyna 8 月 23, 2026

    Bazı insanlar hayatımıza girerken kapıyı çalmaz. Bir yaz akşamının sıcaklığına karışır, bir tren camında yüzünü gösterir, cebimizde unutulmuş bir kâğıdın arasından çıkar ve sonra hiçbir şey olmamışçasına gider. Geriye yalnızca tuhaf bir sessizlik kalır. İnsan, o sessizliğin içinde yıllarca aynı soruyu taşıyabilir: “Acaba başka türlü olsaydı?” Belki büyümek, bütün cevapları bulmak değil; bazı soruların bizimle birlikte yaşlanmasına izin vermektir. Gençken zamanın sonsuz olduğuna inanıyoruz. Bir yaz hiç bitmeyecek, bir insan hep orada kalacak, söylenmeyen cümlelerin nasıl olsa başka bir günü…

    14 2
  35. B
    baerine 8 月 23, 2026

    WHAT THE FUCK 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 lesson learned: Don’t travel. Motherfucker i’d hallucinate too. 😥

    1
  36. Z
    Zefu 8 月 23, 2026

    i wouldnt know how to continue life if i were jimmy. anyways when ure ready to love, ure ready to hurt

  37. S
    sho 8 月 20, 2026

    It is nostalgic without feeling forced, and romantic without needing to overstate itself. There is something so fragile in the way this film approaches youth, the people we meet during those times and the quiet traces they leave behind. It reminds us that sometimes, a single moment can stay with you much longer than a lifetime, and that feels like a dream you don’t want to wake up from. nasapak ako nito nang ala-singko nang umaga mamii

  38. P
    pppongky 2 月 7, 2026

    Ami why Amii whyyyy😭

  39. E
    eyesonwoo 10 月 18, 2025

    very predictable but i just denial with myself so i watched until the end to proof it, end up with heartbreak💔

  40. R
    realitystones 9 月 20, 2025

    just horror movie maybe🥲

  41. V
    vibz_ 7 月 25, 2025

    I did like this, it was pretty good and the plot was sad too🙃

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G Greg Hsu Jimmy
K Kaya Kiyohara Ami
J Joseph Chang Hsiao-Chuan Ryu
S Shunsuke Michieda Koji
H Haru Kuroki Yukiko
T Takashi Yamanaka White Collar Worker
Y Yutaka Matsushige Nakazato
H Hitomi Kuroki Yuko
T Toyoharu Kitamura Shimada
L Liao Hui-jen Shu Yi
B Buffy Chen Hsiao Ting
L Li Kuan-yi A Wei
Y Yu Fang Jimmy's Mother
C Chu Chung-heng Jimmy's Father
C Chu-Ping Liu Jimmy's Sister
F Figaro Tseng A Lung
C Chun Hong Hsiao Chang
T Takashi Okamoto
Director Michihito Fujii
Writer Michihito Fujii
Producer Roger Huang Jiang-Feng, Hideto Sezaki, Koko Maeda
Executive Producer Chang Chen
Editor Tatsuma Furukawa
Original Music Takashi Ohmama
Stunts Hong Shi-hao
Casting Lucy Chen
Synopsis
Having lost his job and the company he built, a 36-year-old man at rock bottom goes on a wistful solo trip to Japan in search of the love he left behind.
Director
Michihito Fujii
Writer
Michihito Fujii
Studio
Jumpboys Films, BABEL LABEL, L'espace Vision, CyberAgent
Country
Japan, Taiwan
Language
Chinese, Japanese
Year
2024
Runtime
124 mins

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