Japan Release: 2018
Running Time: 116 minutes

Cafe Funiculi Funicula

コーヒーが冷めないうちに
[Kohi Ga Samenai Uchi Ni]

In the mysterious Café Funiculi Funicula, patrons can partake of a magical cup of coffee (which must be served by stoic waitress Kazu) and travel back in time one time to attempt to deal with their regrets—if they follow a set of strict rules. The most important rule is that they can only visit the past for the duration that it takes their coffee to cool, and if they don't finish their drink before it cools, their life will be forfeited. The story follows several time-travelers dealing with difficult emotional situations such as lost love, the traumas of aging, siblings and dreams, and fears around parenting/childbirth. As the events of each story play out, Kazu finds herself pulled into the drama as well, with her future caught in the balance...

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Cafe Funiculi Funicula

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Before the Coffee Gets Cold
[Literal translation]

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• Based on a play of the same name, "Before the Coffee Gets Cold" (コーヒーが冷めないうちに), by Toshikazu Kawaguchi that started performing in 2010. It was later turned into a novel by Kawaguchi in 2015.
  

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