Combining a European director with an exclusively Japanese cast is not exactly the norm in international cinema, and therefore “Tokyo Eyes”, stands out from the beginning, which was probably the reason it was selected for the 1998 Cannes Film Festival, in the Un Certain Regard-category.
The story revolves around two rather unusual characters. K is a young Japanese programmer who collects Techno LP. However, the unique thing about him is that he is also a vigilante who shoots people who behave badly, when he encounters them, although he always misses purposefully. Before each shooting, he wears a pair of glasses, with the media quickly naming him “Four Eyes”. Hinano is a 17-year-old girl who works part time at a beauty salon and lives with her older brother, Roy, who is assigned the Four Eyes-case. One day, Hinano recognizes K on the subway, from a police sketch her brother brought home, and finds herself fascinated by him,...
The story revolves around two rather unusual characters. K is a young Japanese programmer who collects Techno LP. However, the unique thing about him is that he is also a vigilante who shoots people who behave badly, when he encounters them, although he always misses purposefully. Before each shooting, he wears a pair of glasses, with the media quickly naming him “Four Eyes”. Hinano is a 17-year-old girl who works part time at a beauty salon and lives with her older brother, Roy, who is assigned the Four Eyes-case. One day, Hinano recognizes K on the subway, from a police sketch her brother brought home, and finds herself fascinated by him,...
- 7/25/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Cine Latino covers, well, all things relating to Latino culture and the movies, every Friday. Set to hit theaters next week, Blackthorn (Oct. 7) stars Academy Award nominee Sam Shepard and Spanish actor Eduardo Noriega. In case Noriega’s name doesn’t ring a bell he played the Spanish police officer assigned to protect the local mayor in Vantage Point. He’s best known for his work in Europe, especially for his starring role in Novo, a French film directed by Jean-Pierre Limosin, where he takes it all off. He also co-starred with Viggo Mortensen in Alatriste, the most expensive film in the history of Spain. This will be Noriega’s fourth film with director Mateo Gil (Vanilla Sky). Blackthorn premise: Shepard plays Butch Cassidy, a man with a few...
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- 9/30/2011
- by Elisa Osegueda
- Movies.com
Cine Latino covers, well, all things relating to Latino culture and the movies, every Friday. Set to hit theaters next week, Blackthorn (Oct. 7) stars Academy Award nominee Sam Shepard and Spanish actor Eduardo Noriega. In case Noriega’s name doesn’t ring a bell he played the Spanish police officer assigned to protect the local mayor in Vantage Point. He’s best known for his work in Europe, especially for his starring role in Novo, a French film directed by Jean-Pierre Limosin, where he takes it all off. He also co-starred with Viggo Mortensen in Alatriste, the most expensive film in the history of Spain. This will be Noriega’s fourth film with director Mateo Gil (Vanilla Sky). Blackthorn premise: Shepard plays Butch Cassidy, a man with a few...
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- 9/30/2011
- by Elisa Osegueda
- Movies.com
Celluloid Dreams, the Sales Agent and Production Co. based out of Paris have got a pair of films playing in the festival's line-up in the closing night film Honore's Beloved and the Ucr selected Loverboy from Romania. The top title in our books is Marjane Satrapi's Chicken with Plums which is currently in post and would currently be a contender for a Venice slot and Frederick Wiseman's next docu (see pic above) and an Italian number from Marco Bellocchio called Sorelle Mai. Here is their menu items: Beloved (Les Bien-AIMÉS) by Christophe HONORÉ - Completed Greetings To The Devil (Saluda Al Diablo De Mi Parte) by Carlos Esteban Orozco - Completed Loverboy by Catalin Mitulescu - Completed Another Silence by Santiago Amigorena - Post-Production Atrocious by Fernando Barreda Luna - Completed Bullhead (Rundskop) by Michaël R. Roskam - Completed Chicken With Plums (Poulet Aux Prunes) by Marjane Satrapi...
- 5/13/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
The French sales/production company is supplying this year's Cannes fest with a trio of titles, but you might find me doing cartwheels more for a project that hasn't even began lensing in Marjane Satrapi's Waiting for Azrael. - The French sales/production company is supplying this year's Cannes fest with a trio of titles, but you might find me doing cartwheels more for a project that hasn't even began lensing in Marjane Satrapi's Waiting for Azrael. Red, white and green helmer Daniele Luchetti returns to the French festival for the umpteenth time with La Nostra Vita (see pic above) and Takeshi Kitano will break decibel levels with Outrage --- the film's trailer says it all. Celluloid Dreams' is also repping something for doc enthusiasts and tourists who love Paris: Fred Wiseman's Crazy Horse. If I Want To Whistle I Whistle by Florin Serban - Completed La Nostra Vita...
- 5/13/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
The French sales/production company is supplying this year's Cannes fest with a trio of titles, but you might find me doing cartwheels more for a project that hasn't even began lensing in Marjane Satrapi's Waiting for Azrael. Red, white and green helmer Daniele Luchetti returns to the French festival for the umpteenth time with La Nostra Vita (see pic above) and Takeshi Kitano will break decibel levels with Outrage --- the film's trailer says it all. Celluloid Dreams' is also repping something for doc enthusiasts and tourists who love Paris: Fred Wiseman's Crazy Horse. If I Want To Whistle I Whistle by Florin Serban - Completed La Nostra Vita by Daniele Luchetti - Completed Outrage by Takeshi Kitano - Completed REVOLUCIÓN by Carlos Reygadas - Completed We Are The Night by Dennis Gansel - Post-Production A Prophet (Un Prophete) by Jacques Audiard - Completed Apart Together (Tuan Yuan...
- 5/12/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
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