It is not very common for a festival to program a 10-episode series, but that is exactly what San Diego Asian Film Festival did, screening the whole “The Real Thing”, Fukada’s adaptation of Mochiru Hoshisato’s comic book. An edited down version of the Nagoya TVproduction screened in Japan in October, while the film was also shown in Cannes and Tokyo Film Festival.
“The Real Thing” is screening at Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema
The script focuses on Tsuji, a 30-year-old salaryman who works for a toy company, while retaining two relationships with colleagues, one a more serious one, with Naoko, his higher up in the company, and one more “flimsical”, with Minako, a young employee. The latter is heads over heels for him but he is more invested to Naoko, who shares his apartment frequently and actually knows about his other affair. One fateful night, however,...
“The Real Thing” is screening at Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema
The script focuses on Tsuji, a 30-year-old salaryman who works for a toy company, while retaining two relationships with colleagues, one a more serious one, with Naoko, his higher up in the company, and one more “flimsical”, with Minako, a young employee. The latter is heads over heels for him but he is more invested to Naoko, who shares his apartment frequently and actually knows about his other affair. One fateful night, however,...
- 2/9/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Movies are the best liars money can buy, and the notion of love at first sight might be their greatest fib. Blame the effortless charmers of Classic Hollywood who perfected flirtatious glances, knowing smiles, and batting of the eyes in order to con us into thinking their lives could be ours. What these fantasies ultimately tell us is that new romance could (and should) lead to salvation, the hope for a happy life that settles in nicely with societal expectations.
With its massive runtime, circular story, and repetitive depiction of self-destructiveness, Kôji Fukada’s The Real Thing is the very antithesis to the classic meet-cute scenario. Based on Mochiru Hoshisato’s graphic novel, it was originally produced for Japanese television. The film has been slightly trimmed and spliced together for theatrical audiences at a still-hefty 232 minutes. Thus some of the eccentric charm that made it such a masterpiece of the serial format has vanished.
With its massive runtime, circular story, and repetitive depiction of self-destructiveness, Kôji Fukada’s The Real Thing is the very antithesis to the classic meet-cute scenario. Based on Mochiru Hoshisato’s graphic novel, it was originally produced for Japanese television. The film has been slightly trimmed and spliced together for theatrical audiences at a still-hefty 232 minutes. Thus some of the eccentric charm that made it such a masterpiece of the serial format has vanished.
- 6/4/2021
- by Glenn Heath Jr.
- The Film Stage
After landing on our radars with the carefully observed family drama Harmonium, Koji Fukada’s A Girl Missing received a U.S. release from Film Movement last summer and now the distributor has picked up the Japanese auteur’s latest project, the whopping 232-minute drama The Real Thing. Ahead of a June 4 release for the Cannes 2020 selection, we’re pleased to debut the new trailer. While it’ll arrive in Virtual Cinemas and VOD, if you’re in Los Angeles, the 237-minute television version will have its theatrical premiere on June 4-6 at Acropolis Cinema.
An adaptation of Mochiru Hoshisato’s manga, the film follows a floundering toy salesman who rescues a beguiling woman whose car was stuck on the train tracks. She then inadvertently whisks him into an epic series of misadventures that turn his life upside down. While his once humdrum routine was already complicated by two female co-workers,...
An adaptation of Mochiru Hoshisato’s manga, the film follows a floundering toy salesman who rescues a beguiling woman whose car was stuck on the train tracks. She then inadvertently whisks him into an epic series of misadventures that turn his life upside down. While his once humdrum routine was already complicated by two female co-workers,...
- 5/26/2021
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
It is not very common for a festival to program a 10-episode series, but that is exactly what San Diego Asian Film Festival did, screening the whole “The Real Thing”, Fukada’s adaptation of Mochiru Hoshisato’s comic book. An edited down version of the Nagoya TVproduction screened in Japan in October, while the film was also shown in Cannes and Tokyo Film Festival.
“The Real Thing” is screening at San Diego Asian Film Festival
The script focuses on Tsuji, a 30-year-old salaryman who works for a toy company, while retaining two relationships with colleagues, one a more serious one, with Naoko, his higher up in the company, and one more “flimsical”, with Minako, a young employee. The latter is heads over heels for him but he is more invested to Naoko, who shares his apartment frequently and actually knows about his other affair. One fateful night, however, Tsuji saves Ukiyo from the train tracks,...
“The Real Thing” is screening at San Diego Asian Film Festival
The script focuses on Tsuji, a 30-year-old salaryman who works for a toy company, while retaining two relationships with colleagues, one a more serious one, with Naoko, his higher up in the company, and one more “flimsical”, with Minako, a young employee. The latter is heads over heels for him but he is more invested to Naoko, who shares his apartment frequently and actually knows about his other affair. One fateful night, however, Tsuji saves Ukiyo from the train tracks,...
- 4/24/2021
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Stars: Takayuki Yamada, Takeru Satoh, Yoshiyoshi Arakawa, Takuzo Kubikukuri, Kei Ishibashi | Written by Kousuke Mukai | Directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita
I definitely do have a love for films are not only original but very strange as well. From the killer tyre movie Rubber, to the one-off brilliance of Swiss Army Man, to food that will murder you in Dead Sushi and there’s so many more I love. And Hard-Core, like those, is indeed a bit strange…
For about the first thirty minutes, Hard-Core doesn’t seem that odd. We see a guy, Ukon and his friend Ushiyama (who has a a learning disability) working in a derelict mine for a guy who believes there is gold there. These two then discover a robot in an abandoned factory and along with Ukon’s brother Sakon, their world changes forever.
Ukon is such a fascinating and brilliant character. I always felt like...
I definitely do have a love for films are not only original but very strange as well. From the killer tyre movie Rubber, to the one-off brilliance of Swiss Army Man, to food that will murder you in Dead Sushi and there’s so many more I love. And Hard-Core, like those, is indeed a bit strange…
For about the first thirty minutes, Hard-Core doesn’t seem that odd. We see a guy, Ukon and his friend Ushiyama (who has a a learning disability) working in a derelict mine for a guy who believes there is gold there. These two then discover a robot in an abandoned factory and along with Ukon’s brother Sakon, their world changes forever.
Ukon is such a fascinating and brilliant character. I always felt like...
- 7/29/2019
- by Alain Elliott
- Nerdly
Kenji Yamauchi was born in Tokyo in 1958. In 1983, he joined the Dentsu Eiga (Film) Company (presently Dentsu Creative X). Since thenm he started shooting TV commercials, winning many awards for his efforts.
In 1992, he became a freelance script writer, penning numerous scripts for TV commercials, TV dramas, short films, web dramas, etc.. In 2004, he started his involvement with theater. He launched the theater company Shiroyagi no Kai, where acts as leader, playwright and director. Yamauchi’s remarkable theatrical works include “Koritsu no Yusen” (nominated for the 58th Kishida Drama Award) and “Trois Grotesque” (winner of the 59th Kishida Drama Award) among others. In 2011, a film version of his play “Being Mitsuko” was released nationwide in Japan and was nominated in the Warsaw Film Festival. In 2015, his second feature film “Her Father, My Lover” was nominated in the Tokyo International Film Festival, Shanghai International Film Festival and so on. In 2016 his...
In 1992, he became a freelance script writer, penning numerous scripts for TV commercials, TV dramas, short films, web dramas, etc.. In 2004, he started his involvement with theater. He launched the theater company Shiroyagi no Kai, where acts as leader, playwright and director. Yamauchi’s remarkable theatrical works include “Koritsu no Yusen” (nominated for the 58th Kishida Drama Award) and “Trois Grotesque” (winner of the 59th Kishida Drama Award) among others. In 2011, a film version of his play “Being Mitsuko” was released nationwide in Japan and was nominated in the Warsaw Film Festival. In 2015, his second feature film “Her Father, My Lover” was nominated in the Tokyo International Film Festival, Shanghai International Film Festival and so on. In 2016 his...
- 5/12/2019
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
The article was initially published on EasternKicks.
The film is based on Kenji Yamauchi’s own stage play, titled “Trois Grotesque”, which was the winner of the 59th Kishida Drama Award.
Set as a stage play, the film takes place solely on a terrace of an aristocratic house, as the party held there by the Soejimas is coming to an end. The remaining guests, most of whom are already half-drunk, start gathering at the terrace: Haruko Saito, a woman with very white skin and hands that every man present seems to admire. Kazumi Soejima, the hostess, who seems to be a little jealous of Haruko. Tanoura, a young engineer working for Toyota, who seems to admire more than Haruko’s hands. Taro Saito, Haruko’s husband, a very elegant man. Mr Soejima, the host, who also seems to like Haruko. Masato Saito, a man who used to be 90 pounds, but is now thin.
The film is based on Kenji Yamauchi’s own stage play, titled “Trois Grotesque”, which was the winner of the 59th Kishida Drama Award.
Set as a stage play, the film takes place solely on a terrace of an aristocratic house, as the party held there by the Soejimas is coming to an end. The remaining guests, most of whom are already half-drunk, start gathering at the terrace: Haruko Saito, a woman with very white skin and hands that every man present seems to admire. Kazumi Soejima, the hostess, who seems to be a little jealous of Haruko. Tanoura, a young engineer working for Toyota, who seems to admire more than Haruko’s hands. Taro Saito, Haruko’s husband, a very elegant man. Mr Soejima, the host, who also seems to like Haruko. Masato Saito, a man who used to be 90 pounds, but is now thin.
- 5/12/2019
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Join me for a summer abroad, as I check out a series of foreign films from countries that have made a big splash in the horror community. Of course, in the spirit of this column, I’ll be taking a peek at movies that may not be as well-known as some of the classics from their particular country. Hopefully, we’ll have a chance to find a few surprises together.
After taking a month off from the Catalog to focus on the Class of ’88 series, I’m ready to resume my travels overseas to check out some more foreign horror fare. You may recall that our last adventure took us on a very disturbing overnight stay in France (by way of Romania). This time around, I’ve decided to head to Japan to see what awaits me there. Admittedly, I’ve never been terribly interested in J-horror, due to its...
After taking a month off from the Catalog to focus on the Class of ’88 series, I’m ready to resume my travels overseas to check out some more foreign horror fare. You may recall that our last adventure took us on a very disturbing overnight stay in France (by way of Romania). This time around, I’ve decided to head to Japan to see what awaits me there. Admittedly, I’ve never been terribly interested in J-horror, due to its...
- 8/29/2018
- by Bryan Christopher
- DailyDead
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