Man, Quest For The Missing Girl was a joy. Just a short, sharp bit of fun thrills and detectiveness that occasionally looks like Kurosawa's High And Low. There's a girl who's missing (shocker), kidnapped and held without ransom. ...
Comments
Log in with your Bluesky account to leave a comment
...There's her "uncle," a mountain climber and best friend of her departed dad, who died on a climb that the "uncle" could have taken part in and changed fate (maybe!). ...
...There's her uncle's investigation into just what his friend's daughter was getting up to after school and his utter inability to navigate big city night life in a way that will get cynical kids to open up to. ...
There's the mom who the "uncle" wanted to marry that just wants her daughter back. And there's the hilarious way that Taniguchi shoves mountain climbing into the finale.
Comments
Absolutely bonkers and perfect.