Winner of a number of awards from the Japanese Academy, Kinema Junpo, Mainichi and Blue Ribbon, “W's Tragedy” is based on Shizuko Natsuki's “Murder at Mt Fuji” but essentially takes the film within a film (within a stage play actually in this case) in one of the most successful titles of Kadokawa's pop experimentalism.
Natsuki's original book, the story of a rich family torn apart by the murder of their patriarch, and their heiress being accused of the crime, becomes a play and is acted out by a troupe of actors in Osaka. Shizuka Mita is a young, ambitious actress, who aims at taking a central role, that of rich heiress Mako Watsuji, which ends up, though, to another young actress, Kaori. A saddened Shizuka finally succumbs to the woes of Akio Morita, a man who had met her accidentally on the street and started flirting with her,...
Natsuki's original book, the story of a rich family torn apart by the murder of their patriarch, and their heiress being accused of the crime, becomes a play and is acted out by a troupe of actors in Osaka. Shizuka Mita is a young, ambitious actress, who aims at taking a central role, that of rich heiress Mako Watsuji, which ends up, though, to another young actress, Kaori. A saddened Shizuka finally succumbs to the woes of Akio Morita, a man who had met her accidentally on the street and started flirting with her,...
- 10/31/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Ryuhei Kitamura has had a rather interesting career. Starting with some of the cult titles of the 00s, including “Versus”, “Azumi” and “LoveDeath”, he then shot a Godzilla and a “Lupin The Third” film, then he moved to Hollywood to shoot films with Ruby Rose and Jean Reno among others, and now he is back with “Three Sisters of Tenmasou”, a manga adaptation that shows his most sensitive side as of now.
Three Sisters of Tenmasou is screening at Japan Cuts
The particular manga is “Tenmasou no Sanshimai: Sky High” by Tsutomu Takahashi (published from 2013 to 2014 by Young Jump Comics) and revolves around the said inn, a quaint out-of-time place in the small port town of Mitsuse. The establishment functions as a stopping point for people on the verge of death to decide if they want to return to the world of the living, where they are in a coma from an accident or illness,...
Three Sisters of Tenmasou is screening at Japan Cuts
The particular manga is “Tenmasou no Sanshimai: Sky High” by Tsutomu Takahashi (published from 2013 to 2014 by Young Jump Comics) and revolves around the said inn, a quaint out-of-time place in the small port town of Mitsuse. The establishment functions as a stopping point for people on the verge of death to decide if they want to return to the world of the living, where they are in a coma from an accident or illness,...
- 7/31/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
The overall nineteenth entry into the popular “Zatoichi”-franchise marked also the return of director Kenji Misumi into the series, who had started it back in 1962 with “The Tale of Zatoichi”. It also is a return to form for the story of the blind swordsman, especially after the excellent “Zatoichi and the Fugitives”, which was released in 1968 as well. While this previous feature shed some light into one of the core internal conflicts of the main character, Misumi’s movie not only included the typical ingredients of the series, but also emphasizes the way Zatoichi deals with the repercussions of the code he lives by, which is still the one by the yakuza. It is never truly addressed, for example, why the blind masseur, who has killed and maimed various yakuza bosses and their men for violating these principles, still seems to stick to these codes, which has caused nothing but harm thus far.
- 8/8/2021
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
Film can be a magical thing that takes you to new and unexplored worlds; but perhaps it’s also fair to say that the majority of films made are run-of-the-mill affairs amounting to little more than promotional videos for the star idol or, sadly, product(s). Rather than being superstars, the cast of such films are simply ordinary people going about their day jobs, but with the job security of a zero hours contract.
The Actor is screening as part of The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme
Based on the novel “Actor Takuji Kameoka” by Akito Inui, in her third feature film, Satoko Yokohama explores the world of jobbing actor Takuji Kameoka (Ken Yasuda): a man who acts in both his professional and personal life, but is permanently unsure of his role in the world.
We start in what appears to be a bad TV movie; and that’s exactly what it is.
The Actor is screening as part of The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme
Based on the novel “Actor Takuji Kameoka” by Akito Inui, in her third feature film, Satoko Yokohama explores the world of jobbing actor Takuji Kameoka (Ken Yasuda): a man who acts in both his professional and personal life, but is permanently unsure of his role in the world.
We start in what appears to be a bad TV movie; and that’s exactly what it is.
- 1/28/2020
- by Andrew Thayne
- AsianMoviePulse
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