One of the most impressive traits of a number of Japanese filmmakers is the way they accept their inner quirkiness and channel it to occasionally impressive, but always intriguing and surrealistically funny narratives. This trait finds one its apogees in Katsuhito Ishii’s “Taste of Tea” from a director that has actually based its career in this particular tactic. The movie is also one of the most successful of the director, winning awards from festivals both in Japan and all over the world.
The Haruno family is a clan of “weirdos” living in a house in a small rural town outside of Tokyo. Nobuo, the father is a hypnotist who occasionally practices on his own family and hates his brother, a flashy manga artist who lives in the city. Ayano, the cool uncle, who is a sound recordist, also stays in the house taking a sabbatical and...
The Haruno family is a clan of “weirdos” living in a house in a small rural town outside of Tokyo. Nobuo, the father is a hypnotist who occasionally practices on his own family and hates his brother, a flashy manga artist who lives in the city. Ayano, the cool uncle, who is a sound recordist, also stays in the house taking a sabbatical and...
- 10/1/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
- As much as it was becoming a strain watching tons of films – the minute that the festival is over, I feel a void, and now I have the urge to watch even more Asian films. I want more! I’ll be receiving 10 new Asian DVDs by mail in the next few days thanks to Yesasia’s summer sale. I’ll watch those, empty my now full PVR, enjoy what is left of the summer and regain my strength for the film festival season which is starting in a few weeks. There are big three big festivals coming up back to back; The World Film Festival (Aug 26-Sept 5), The New Montreal Film Fest (Sept 18-25) and the New Cinema Festival (Oct 13-23). Considering that press screenings start a few weeks before those festivals and that there are 3 festivals in November (Image+Nation, Cinemania and the Rencontres Internationales du Documentaire), there
- 7/29/2005
- IONCINEMA.com
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