warning and slight spoiler within to me and this be a fascinating movie and about two german and leave their ( more or less ) slowly erode life in germany and and manage to live in japan and a country they no pretty much nothing about ( which surprise me concern gustav and a zen buddhist i think it to be pretty much impossible to understand a religion without any knowledge about it cultural background ) . in japan itself and they find two different world and the fast pace metropolis of tokyo and and the buddhist temple and where time seem to stand still . all this lead to a huge amount of cultural clash and but of course and this be a comedy and so it doesn not end in prison . i really enjoy these last two hour but i be the perfect audience and so to say represent a a german with huge interest in japanese culture and a basic knowledge both of japanese language and tradition ( though in both i still have lot to learn ) i can understand many joke which be often unnoticed . it be really entertaining to see how i myself would have react to be in japan only two year ago . therefore and much of the joy i have watch this movie may very well be come from be proud of my own progress which of course will not happen to most other viewer . therefore i recommend this one to those who know a bit about japan and knowledge about germany might increase the fun and but isn not really necessary . without know either country and this one be just a german comedy with fascinating picture of a japanese temple and an artsy touch which isn not a bad thing and but not more than positive . for me though and i give positive .