Based on Belgian writer Amélie Nothomb's bestselling semi-autobiographical novel, Tokyo Fiancée is now an entertaining coming-of-age comedy, which will appeal to fans of Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Amélie and Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation.
The film concerns Amélie, who is in love with all things Japanese, which prompts her to buy a one-way ticket to Tokyo and completely immerse herself in the culture. Amélie decides to become a French tutor, and soon finds herself enjoying a passionate relationship with her only student, the charming Rinri. As the couple explores the joys (and awkwardness) of their first real romance and the colorful city around them, many cultural barriers fall but some still remain.
