Koji Uehara is described as a street icon from Osaka who is supported by many young people, not only for his music but also for his fashion and way of life, from the underground scene to the mainstream. “Before the Rainbow Falls” is his first feature film.
Before the Rainbow Falls is screening at Japan Filmfest Hamburg
Yoichi is a weak-willed young man, who is the lead-singer of a failing band and works in a bar/restaurant. Despite the fact that he seems to lack ambition and have no clear purpose in his life, the “support group” that surrounds him, including his girlfriend and a circle of friends, prevents him from really dealing with his life, essentially making him spoiled. A perfect example takes place during the beginning of the story, when a group of drunk youths cause a ruckus in the bar he works at, and his two female...
Before the Rainbow Falls is screening at Japan Filmfest Hamburg
Yoichi is a weak-willed young man, who is the lead-singer of a failing band and works in a bar/restaurant. Despite the fact that he seems to lack ambition and have no clear purpose in his life, the “support group” that surrounds him, including his girlfriend and a circle of friends, prevents him from really dealing with his life, essentially making him spoiled. A perfect example takes place during the beginning of the story, when a group of drunk youths cause a ruckus in the bar he works at, and his two female...
- 6/27/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
For his feature-length directorial debut, Japanese filmmaker Koji Uehara treads on familiar territory as he tackles a subject close to his heart, that of musicians, their world, the mania and the madness that comes with it. A vocalist of a rock band himself, Uehara creates a film that strips the journey of rockstars of any glitter or glory, however. “Before The Rainbow Falls,” instead disabuses audiences of the notion that being an up-and-coming rockstar is a sex and booze-galumph; on the contrary, it’s just a sobering struggle where trust gets broken and dreams, for the longest time, don’t take you anywhere.
Before the Rainbow Falls is screening at Japan Filmfest Hamburg
The movie introduces us to Kohei Kazama, a down-and-out musician who’s racing against time to make things happen for his band. Comprised of men almost in their 30s, their band has been eclipsed by younger, newer...
Before the Rainbow Falls is screening at Japan Filmfest Hamburg
The movie introduces us to Kohei Kazama, a down-and-out musician who’s racing against time to make things happen for his band. Comprised of men almost in their 30s, their band has been eclipsed by younger, newer...
- 6/23/2022
- by Purple Romero
- AsianMoviePulse
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