Completing the accusation-towards-the-system “Resurrection Trilogy”, following “Wolf’s Calling” and “The Day of Destruction”, eloquently titled “Go Seppuku Yourselves” is another audiovisual extravaganza, this time aiming at the samurai system and particularly the Bushido, alongside politicians.
“Go Seppuku Yourselves” is screening at Japan Cuts
The 25-minute short begins with a rather impressive scene, where a geisha is moving in slow motion through the narrow street of a village during the samurai era. The camera follows her from behind, but when it turns to her face, a black oni mask is revealed, before she cuts off her little finger, which is then showed being dropped somewhere. The whereabouts are revealed in the next scene, which changes completely setting, inside the “den” of a pharmacist, where a samurai, Danbe, enters, informing the owner that a well has been contaminated by an oni (a Japanese demon). Danbe also cautions the pharmacist, that the authorities,...
“Go Seppuku Yourselves” is screening at Japan Cuts
The 25-minute short begins with a rather impressive scene, where a geisha is moving in slow motion through the narrow street of a village during the samurai era. The camera follows her from behind, but when it turns to her face, a black oni mask is revealed, before she cuts off her little finger, which is then showed being dropped somewhere. The whereabouts are revealed in the next scene, which changes completely setting, inside the “den” of a pharmacist, where a samurai, Danbe, enters, informing the owner that a well has been contaminated by an oni (a Japanese demon). Danbe also cautions the pharmacist, that the authorities,...
- 8/20/2021
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Toshiaki Toyoda seems to be experiencing one of his most prolific periods, with his recent arrest, the concept of the Olympic Games in Tokyo and the pandemic functioning as a great source of inspiration for him. Namely, since 2018, Toyoda has shot “The Miracle of Crybaby Shotan“, “Planetist”, “Wolf’s Calling” and now “The Day of Destruction“.
On the occasion the latter screening at Camera Japan, we speak with him about the parade he managed to organize in Tokyo amidst the pandemic, the rage exhibited in the film, working with Gezan and Seppuku Pistols on the music, the great cast he managed to amass, guerrilla filmmaking, and other topics.
On July 23, you had some of the actors parade through the streets of Tokyo, eventually reaching a stage where Gezan performed. What was your purpose? Were the crew and particularly Kiyohiko Shibukawa ok with this and what was the reaction of the people in the streets?...
On the occasion the latter screening at Camera Japan, we speak with him about the parade he managed to organize in Tokyo amidst the pandemic, the rage exhibited in the film, working with Gezan and Seppuku Pistols on the music, the great cast he managed to amass, guerrilla filmmaking, and other topics.
On July 23, you had some of the actors parade through the streets of Tokyo, eventually reaching a stage where Gezan performed. What was your purpose? Were the crew and particularly Kiyohiko Shibukawa ok with this and what was the reaction of the people in the streets?...
- 10/2/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Toshiaki Toyoda is an angry man. Angry for the “treatment” he experienced at the hands of the police for the second time, angry about the greed resulting from the upcoming (?) Tokyo Olympic games, angry at capitalism, and angry at the government for its policies regarding the pandemic. All this anger is channeled in “Days of Destruction” and eventually is turned into an audiovisual rage that fills the screen on multiple occasions. Having premiered on a 24-hour screening window at Japan Cuts on July 24, date the Olympics would have started, and with a performance that had the protagonists of the movie marching through the streets of Tokyo, eventually reaching a venue where Seppuku Pistols and Gezan performed, the film probably had the ideal promotion, given the circumstances, and the result does not disappoint at all.
The Day of Destruction is screening at Camera Japan
The narrative of the film is somewhat confusing,...
The Day of Destruction is screening at Camera Japan
The narrative of the film is somewhat confusing,...
- 9/23/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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