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
Can a dramedy outplay a film that takes a serious approach to the heavyweight topics, stretching far beyond the usual methods of emotional manipulation by reaching for the straightforward little truths as simple as they occur in life? The Japanese director Chihiro Amano might have found the right recipe in her fourth fiction feature “Mrs. Noisy”, starring Yukiko Shinohara and Yoko Ootaka as the neighbors from hell. The film had its world premiere at the Tokyo International Film Festival back in November where it took the audience by storm, and it continues its rather successful festival travel circuit, slowly conquering the European audiences.
“Mrs. Noisy” is streaming on Sakka Films
One of the biggest qualities of “Mrs. Noisy” is that it speaks to many people in its representation of mundane situations described in the script penned by the director herself. Having an annoying neighbor is something almost anyone knows about from their own experience,...
“Mrs. Noisy” is streaming on Sakka Films
One of the biggest qualities of “Mrs. Noisy” is that it speaks to many people in its representation of mundane situations described in the script penned by the director herself. Having an annoying neighbor is something almost anyone knows about from their own experience,...
- 6/25/2022
- by Marina D. Richter
- AsianMoviePulse
Based on his own, autobiographical novel “Chibusa ni Ka”, Shin Adachi’s “A Beloved Wife” is an amalgam of genres that paints a rather realistic portrait of modern relationships, although somewhat exaggerated for comedic reasons.
“A Beloved Wife” is screening at Udine Far East Film Festival 2020
Gota, much like Adachi after the success of “100 Yen Love” is a script-writer that had a success in the past, but now does not seem to get any break. An adaptation of a book he has written has not been picked up for years, and no new scripts come his way. This failure of his has put a rather significant toll on his wife, Chika, who is the sole earner of their household. Chika is rather frustrated due to his inability to earn and does not lose any chance to grind him about the fact, with her nagging being almost constant, to the frustration of their little daughter,...
“A Beloved Wife” is screening at Udine Far East Film Festival 2020
Gota, much like Adachi after the success of “100 Yen Love” is a script-writer that had a success in the past, but now does not seem to get any break. An adaptation of a book he has written has not been picked up for years, and no new scripts come his way. This failure of his has put a rather significant toll on his wife, Chika, who is the sole earner of their household. Chika is rather frustrated due to his inability to earn and does not lose any chance to grind him about the fact, with her nagging being almost constant, to the frustration of their little daughter,...
- 7/1/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Can a dramedy outplay a film that takes a serious approach to the heavyweight topics, stretching far beyond the usual methods of emotional manipulation by reaching for the straightforward little truths as simple as they occur in life? The Japanese director Chihiro Amano might have found the right recipe in her fourth fiction feature “Mrs. Noisy”, starring Yukiko Shinohara and Yoko Ootaka as the neighbors from hell. The film had its world premiere at the Tokyo International Film Festival back in November where it took the audience by storm, and it continues its rather successful festival travel circuit, slowly conquering the European audiences.
“Mrs Noisy“ is screening at Cinemasia Film Festival
One of the biggest qualities of “Mrs. Noisy” is that it speaks to many people in its representation of mundane situations described in the script penned by the director herself. Having an annoying neighbor is something almost anyone knows about from their own experience,...
“Mrs Noisy“ is screening at Cinemasia Film Festival
One of the biggest qualities of “Mrs. Noisy” is that it speaks to many people in its representation of mundane situations described in the script penned by the director herself. Having an annoying neighbor is something almost anyone knows about from their own experience,...
- 3/9/2020
- by Marina D. Richter
- AsianMoviePulse
We’ve all seen couples like Gota and Chika Yanagida — some of us may even be in one. In writer-director Shin Adachi’s “A Beloved Wife,” the Yanagidas bicker constantly, turning their near-constant state of marital conflict into a kind of public performance, sucking friends and strangers alike into the typhoon of their discomfort. Are they really so unhappy, or is this all some kind of routine, a combative sort of foreplay before a marathon bout of make-up sex?
Only Gota and Chika can be sure, although one thing is certain: It can be exhausting to witness such a dynamic in real life, whereas Adachi’s autobiographical satire never wears out its welcome, counting on the likability of its cast to overcome behavior most of us couldn’t stand in real life. As the semi-ironic title suggests, “A Beloved Wife” is simultaneously tough and affectionate with both parties, amounting to...
Only Gota and Chika can be sure, although one thing is certain: It can be exhausting to witness such a dynamic in real life, whereas Adachi’s autobiographical satire never wears out its welcome, counting on the likability of its cast to overcome behavior most of us couldn’t stand in real life. As the semi-ironic title suggests, “A Beloved Wife” is simultaneously tough and affectionate with both parties, amounting to...
- 11/11/2019
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
Scheduled for Japanese release later this year, the tear-jerker stars Chise Niitsu and veteran actor Yoshi Oida.
Japan’s Free Stone Productions has sold Naoki Hashimoto’s Show Me The Way To The Station to China’s Heaven Pictures and South Korea’s Jinjin Pictures.
Scheduled for Japanese release later this year, the tear-jerker stars Chise Niitsu and veteran actor Yoshi Oida.
Free Stone also picked up international rights to Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Japan-Uzbekistan co-production To The Ends Of The Earth, starring Atsuko Maeda on the eve of Cannes.
The film follows a young Japanese woman who finds her cautious...
Japan’s Free Stone Productions has sold Naoki Hashimoto’s Show Me The Way To The Station to China’s Heaven Pictures and South Korea’s Jinjin Pictures.
Scheduled for Japanese release later this year, the tear-jerker stars Chise Niitsu and veteran actor Yoshi Oida.
Free Stone also picked up international rights to Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Japan-Uzbekistan co-production To The Ends Of The Earth, starring Atsuko Maeda on the eve of Cannes.
The film follows a young Japanese woman who finds her cautious...
- 5/20/2019
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
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