Cafe Funiculi Funicula

Cafe Funiculi Funicula

Directed by Ayuko Tsukahara

Produced by FILM FACE, CBC

2018116 min6.6 / 10

A tender magical-realist fable about regret and second chances, where a mysterious cafe allows people to revisit pivotal moments and find reconciliation with their past.

Kazu works at "Funiculi Funicula" cafe. There is a mysterious rumour that if a customer takes a specific seat at the cafe, that customer can travel back to a time of their choice.

Questions people ask

  • Is Cafe Funiculi Funicula violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Cafe Funiculi Funicula sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Cafe Funiculi Funicula scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Cafe Funiculi Funicula easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Does Cafe Funiculi Funicula end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

47/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity84

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise18

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love50

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Cafe Funiculi Funicula

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Cafe Funiculi Funicula

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Cafe Funiculi Funicula, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Cafe Funiculi Funicula, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Cafe Funiculi Funicula, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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