Funerals in Japan have always been an inspiration for a cinema that leans so much on the family drama/comedy, as the concept gives opportunities for drama, dark comedy and social comments to an equal degree. Noriko Yuasa, in her feature debut, presents her take, in a film that leans more towards the comedy.
Performing Kaoru's Funeral is screening at Osaka Asian Film Festival
Just as she was to be recognized and lauded for her talents as a scriptwriter, Kaoru was killed in an accident. In her last will and testament, in which her eccentricity and elusiveness are found aplenty, she has tasked her ex-husband, self-proclaimed actor Jun Yokotani, to serve as chief mourner and host her funeral. Through surprised by the sudden news and his appointment, Jun takes the trip to the small village where Kaoru grew up, only to find that her family and ‘inner circle” is...
Performing Kaoru's Funeral is screening at Osaka Asian Film Festival
Just as she was to be recognized and lauded for her talents as a scriptwriter, Kaoru was killed in an accident. In her last will and testament, in which her eccentricity and elusiveness are found aplenty, she has tasked her ex-husband, self-proclaimed actor Jun Yokotani, to serve as chief mourner and host her funeral. Through surprised by the sudden news and his appointment, Jun takes the trip to the small village where Kaoru grew up, only to find that her family and ‘inner circle” is...
- 3/6/2024
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
The Netflix Japanese Series Vivant is an action drama that has been directed efficiently by Katsuo Fukuzawa. The brilliant cast of the series includes skilled actors like Hiroshi Abe, Masato Sakai, Tori Matsuzaka, and Fumi Nikaido. The series is full of adventures and is sure to secure the top spot on the list of action-drama thrillers this year. The plot revolves around the seemingly simple life of a sales manager, Yusuke Nogi. The adventures start lining up when he reaches the Balkans for a very serious issue, the blame of which is being shifted on him. Will he be able to resolve the problem? Is there just more than one shade to Yusuke’s personality? What are the Beppans? What’s Tent’s motive? There are many questions that may arise, but they will all be answered here!
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What Problem Arises At Yusuke’s Office?
A scam of 100 million dollars happened at Marubishi,...
Spoiler Alert
What Problem Arises At Yusuke’s Office?
A scam of 100 million dollars happened at Marubishi,...
- 12/19/2023
- by Debjyoti Dey
- Film Fugitives
Two classmates navigate their relationship – along with a magical tunnel where time gets dilated – in Tomohisa Taguchi’s elegant animation
The Planet of the Apes and the waterworld in Interstellar aren’t the only places in cinema where the time dilation phenomenon can be observed. A few metres down the railway track from a smalltown station in Tomohisa Taguchi’s anime romance, downtrodden hero Kaoru (Oji Suzuka) slips down a bank to find a cleft in a rockface; it gives on to the Urashima tunnel, a magical passageway capable of granting your greatest wish. But mere seconds spent in this molten-canopied alley chasing after your heart’s desire equate to hours on the outside; minutes mean years.
Kaoru wants to bring his younger sister, Karen, back to life; his alcoholic father blames him for her death. And he finds an unexpected ally in Anzu (Marie Iitoyo), the new girl in...
The Planet of the Apes and the waterworld in Interstellar aren’t the only places in cinema where the time dilation phenomenon can be observed. A few metres down the railway track from a smalltown station in Tomohisa Taguchi’s anime romance, downtrodden hero Kaoru (Oji Suzuka) slips down a bank to find a cleft in a rockface; it gives on to the Urashima tunnel, a magical passageway capable of granting your greatest wish. But mere seconds spent in this molten-canopied alley chasing after your heart’s desire equate to hours on the outside; minutes mean years.
Kaoru wants to bring his younger sister, Karen, back to life; his alcoholic father blames him for her death. And he finds an unexpected ally in Anzu (Marie Iitoyo), the new girl in...
- 7/10/2023
- by Phil Hoad
- The Guardian - Film News
Inspired by the award-winning light novel of the same name, which later became a manga, “The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes” will screen soon in Annecy, before finding its place in the screens of the UK and Ireland from 14th July, courtesy of Anime.Ltd
Tickets are are available now from this link
The series revolves around two high school students, Kaoru and Anzu, who meet up in the rural town the former grew up in, when the latter moves there and joins the same class. Both of them suffer from significant family drama. Kaoru lives with his violent father, who has not managed to get over the death of his daughter, and has become an alcoholic who frequently lashes out at his son. It is during one of those incidents that Kaoru runs away from home and discovers a tunnel with magical properties, which include granting any wish to those who enter,...
Tickets are are available now from this link
The series revolves around two high school students, Kaoru and Anzu, who meet up in the rural town the former grew up in, when the latter moves there and joins the same class. Both of them suffer from significant family drama. Kaoru lives with his violent father, who has not managed to get over the death of his daughter, and has become an alcoholic who frequently lashes out at his son. It is during one of those incidents that Kaoru runs away from home and discovers a tunnel with magical properties, which include granting any wish to those who enter,...
- 6/12/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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