The interview took place on December, 2017.
Yusaku Matsumoto was born in Kobe in 1992. He entered the Osaka Visual Arts College and started directing commercials when he was 21. He is also the director of Extreme Vr. “Noise” is his film debut and was officially invited to the 41st Montreal World Film Festival and 25th Raindance Film Festival. We speak with him about the film, Akihabara, extreme crimes and the motives behind them, Kokoro Shinozaki and other topics.
The film uses the Akihabara Massacre as its base, and I read that you have a personal connection to the incident. Could you tell us a bit about that?
At the same time of the Akihabara indiscriminate killing case, a friend of mine, a high school student committed suicide. Suicide with suicide. Although these two events are completely unrelated, I felt there was a link to the junior high school student. That was the...
Yusaku Matsumoto was born in Kobe in 1992. He entered the Osaka Visual Arts College and started directing commercials when he was 21. He is also the director of Extreme Vr. “Noise” is his film debut and was officially invited to the 41st Montreal World Film Festival and 25th Raindance Film Festival. We speak with him about the film, Akihabara, extreme crimes and the motives behind them, Kokoro Shinozaki and other topics.
The film uses the Akihabara Massacre as its base, and I read that you have a personal connection to the incident. Could you tell us a bit about that?
At the same time of the Akihabara indiscriminate killing case, a friend of mine, a high school student committed suicide. Suicide with suicide. Although these two events are completely unrelated, I felt there was a link to the junior high school student. That was the...
- 6/25/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Yusaku Matsumoto was born in Kobe in 1992. He entered the Osaka Visual Arts College and started directing commercials when he was 21. He is also the director of Extreme Vr. ‘Noise’ is his film debut and and was officially invited to the 41st Montreal World Film Festival and 25th Raindance Film Festival.
We speak with him about Akihabara, the characters in the movie, having idols as protagonists, gruesome crimes and the particular one that provided the basis of the film, and many other topics.
What was your first impression of Akihabara?
I was born in Kansai region, so I knew Akihabara merely from the TV screen. I saw all that medley of underground idols and otakus; however I have to admit that when I first came to Tokyo for work – and actually I constantly had to do some errands in Akihabara – the image I perceived with my eyes was slightly different...
We speak with him about Akihabara, the characters in the movie, having idols as protagonists, gruesome crimes and the particular one that provided the basis of the film, and many other topics.
What was your first impression of Akihabara?
I was born in Kansai region, so I knew Akihabara merely from the TV screen. I saw all that medley of underground idols and otakus; however I have to admit that when I first came to Tokyo for work – and actually I constantly had to do some errands in Akihabara – the image I perceived with my eyes was slightly different...
- 8/9/2018
- by Nikodem Karolak
- AsianMoviePulse
Montreal’s Festival Du Nouveau Cinema (10.10 – 10.21) announced their line-up today for their 41st edition and among the smorgasbord of subtitle offerings dating back to this year’s Rotterdam, Berlin, Cannes, Locarno, Venice and Tiff editions, we’re knee-deep in avant-garde world cinema from the established auteurs Assayas, Vinterberg, Ozon, Sang-Soo, Joao Pedro Rodriguez, Larrain, Loach, Reygadas, Ghobadi, Mungiu and Miguel Gomes. Heavy on offerings from Quebec and France, the fest also manages to offer a stellar snapshot of the up-and-comers from all corners of the globe. Among the notable titles in the (Competition category) International Selection we’ve got Pablo Berger’s Blancanieves, Ursula Meier’s Sister, Brian M. Cassidy and Melanie Shatzky’s Francine (which received its theatrical release earlier this month) and Rodrigo Plá’s La Demora. Loaded in Cannes items, the Special Presentations is the fest’s A-list selections (see filmmakers named above) and the one pic...
- 9/25/2012
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
The Japanese film site Cinema Today has posted a link to the new 2-minute trailer for Ryuichi Hiroki’s upcoming film Keibetsu on their YouTube channel.
Based on a novel by the late Kenji Nakagami, the film stars Kengo Kora and Anne Suzuki as a troubled young couple.
Kora plays Kazu, the only son of a prominent family. In spite of his distinguished upbringing, he spends most of his time gambling all his money away in Tokyo. Suzuki plays Machiko, the number one pole dancer at a club in Kabukicho, Shinjuku. The two start a fling based on mutual attraction and attempt to begin a life together in Kazu’s home town. However, his family is unwilling to recognize the relationship.
Machiko returns to Tokyo and Kazu soon follows her there to profess his love for her once and for all. Meanwhile, the huge debt he’s racked up with...
Based on a novel by the late Kenji Nakagami, the film stars Kengo Kora and Anne Suzuki as a troubled young couple.
Kora plays Kazu, the only son of a prominent family. In spite of his distinguished upbringing, he spends most of his time gambling all his money away in Tokyo. Suzuki plays Machiko, the number one pole dancer at a club in Kabukicho, Shinjuku. The two start a fling based on mutual attraction and attempt to begin a life together in Kazu’s home town. However, his family is unwilling to recognize the relationship.
Machiko returns to Tokyo and Kazu soon follows her there to profess his love for her once and for all. Meanwhile, the huge debt he’s racked up with...
- 2/21/2011
- Nippon Cinema
Earlier this week, it was announced that the last full-length work of Akutagawa Prize-winning author Kenji Nakagami, Keibetsu (literally “scorn”), is being turned into a film starring Kengo Kora and Anne Suzuki. Ryuichi Hiroki (April Bride, The Lightning Tree) will direct.
Kora plays Kazu, the only son of a prominent family. In spite of his distinguished upbringing, he spends most of his time gambling all his money away in Tokyo. In a fairly drastic shift from her usually image, Suzuki plays Machiko, the number one pole dancer at a club in Kabukicho, Shinjuku. The two start a fling based on mutual attraction and attempt to begin a life together in Kazu’s home town. However, his family is unwilling to recognize the relationship.
Machiko soon returns to Tokyo and Kazu comes to the realization that he has no way to pay off the massive debt he’s racked up with...
Kora plays Kazu, the only son of a prominent family. In spite of his distinguished upbringing, he spends most of his time gambling all his money away in Tokyo. In a fairly drastic shift from her usually image, Suzuki plays Machiko, the number one pole dancer at a club in Kabukicho, Shinjuku. The two start a fling based on mutual attraction and attempt to begin a life together in Kazu’s home town. However, his family is unwilling to recognize the relationship.
Machiko soon returns to Tokyo and Kazu comes to the realization that he has no way to pay off the massive debt he’s racked up with...
- 11/3/2010
- Nippon Cinema
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