Nowadays, there is a standardized formula for countless Christmas movies. Recurring themes range from stories of redemption to emphasizing the warmth of a strong family bond and festive cheer. Yet, it is always fascinating to see flicks that depart from the usual holiday tropes and instead focus on an issue that may be too challenging for casual moviegoers, who prefer a more sanitized portrayal of reality for the holidays. Shutaro Oku's unusual yet effective feature, “Death of Domomata,” uses the happiest time of the year to explore recovering from drug addiction and the harsh realities that come with a dysfunctional rehabilitative environment.
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As a filmmaker, Shutaro Oku is still relatively unknown to many but has made a decent amount of films, a notable one being “Seiza.” Generally, he's more active in theater, having directed various theatrical presentations, including...
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As a filmmaker, Shutaro Oku is still relatively unknown to many but has made a decent amount of films, a notable one being “Seiza.” Generally, he's more active in theater, having directed various theatrical presentations, including...
- 12/9/2023
- by Sean Barry
- AsianMoviePulse
It is the perfect time to reflect on some of the essential works of filmmaker Hideaki Anno (b. 1960) in culmination with the recent release of his latest feature, “Shin Kamen Rider.” From his days as an animator to becoming one of Japan's most renowned directors working today, the postmodernist auteur has captivated and certainly polarized moviegoers with his unique line of work both in animation and live-action filmmaking. Taking influence from his favorite pieces of entertainment and his personal life experiences, Anno has become widely recognized for his extraordinary visual style, superb editing, and nonconformist approach to storytelling with the mental deconstruction and psychological examination of his characters. Anime fans likely know him best for his hit series “Neon Genesis Evangelion,” a show that has since then become a recognizable staple of Japanese media culture that would spawn numerous movies. Recently, he contributed as the screenwriter and producer of the spectacular superhero flick “Shin Ultraman,...
- 4/9/2023
- by Sean Barry
- AsianMoviePulse
For his first live-action movie, director of “Evangelion” Hideaki Anno picked a rather difficult task, of adapting Ryu Murakami’s novel “Topaz II”, with the first book having been adapted by the author himself, with the title “Tokyo Decadence“. In his effort to transfer the surrealistically sexual premises of the book, Anno implemented an even stranger visual approach, using almost entirely handheld cameras, which resulted in a film that borders on the experimental.
The story revolves four high school girls who engage in compensate dating, meeting elderly businessmen who pay teenage girls to spend time or have sex with them. In this case, the many men the girls meet do not ask for sex, but the perversion is still present, as we watch them dating people who just want to watch them eat, or make them chew grapes and then keep the remains. Hiromi, the protagonist of the film,...
The story revolves four high school girls who engage in compensate dating, meeting elderly businessmen who pay teenage girls to spend time or have sex with them. In this case, the many men the girls meet do not ask for sex, but the perversion is still present, as we watch them dating people who just want to watch them eat, or make them chew grapes and then keep the remains. Hiromi, the protagonist of the film,...
- 4/23/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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