It's not for everybody definitely. It's really slow and mellow, gives you a chance to think through or space out and clear your mind with the little dialogue. It's not heavy, yet it leaves you with a thought or two. Very melancholic though.
This film proves that yakusho koji is the greatest japanese actor alive today. In the film he always wrecks his…
I don't know it that was because of your comment or the trailer but I thought too as well and was waiting to see them together all throughout the movie. But yes, they were great as they were.
The director went a little overboard, I guess. And I'm not merely talking about brutality, viscousness, if you will. This was one of the intentions here - to shock and disgust. Yet it would have been much more durable if not for those eye-tiring camera cuts. I loved them at the beginning - it added a lot to the intensity, and was great till it was too much and it made it difficult to concentrate on the events themselves, maybe that was the idea as well? As Javier mentioned in the review, too much was packed in those two hours. But maybe the movie is rather to shock than to tell a story? The timing made it well on spot that tings weren't really rushed.
The director definitely aimed at the foreign audience with the way is was performed. Music was genius most of the time, and was also a bow towards Westerners. Yet I'm wondering about the pace slowing at the end and the final song that would rather fit the drawn-out last scene but not the credit song.
Yakusho Koji was absolutely the best without a question, but Tsumabuki added much to the creepiness of the movie. His laughter fit well with the Kanako's. Well, the acting on the whole was another top point here.
Wonder how would it be to see in in the cinema.
Lately, he's everywhere for me. Just finished Hungry!, watching Ghost Writer and watched Kanojo wa Uso..., he adds so much sun to everything he plays in!
I'm glad I've watched it. why does the movie get so different reviews? Everything was in place. It wasn't really too rushed, but it could have lasted at least twice as much. Also it was my first Takeru's movie (don't know why) I actually enjoyed his acting despites having some doubts.
Most of the man here are bastards (besides Oda). I started to symphatize with Touno Risa who is like lost victim here, but she actually is a good person - saved Kawahara from a sad ending. I wonder how will Karahara's character evolve, and hope that the rain scene won't be in the final episode, but much earlier.
I can't believe it... yesterday there were some weird issues in the morning, but then they put new episodes of Massan (though they weren't working) so it's really unexpected. And yes, I'm in the gooddrama team - haven't used any other unless I was forced to ;x
I watched this movie during class, few weeks after we started Japanese. The teacher didn't know the movie, and she told us to watch for differences from our culture to discuss it later. Obviously we didn't discuss it, but not because it was too drastic but too realistic. And as a first Japanese movie and not interested people it probably was a fail. I don't remember being shocked but definitely interested. I just wonder is knowing the actors' other work wouldn't spoil the show...
So the first song used in the trailer was also in the soundtrack to Ai no Mukidashi. Obviously the themas are different, but is there a similarity to, let's say, the level of craziness in both these movies? It seems so...
Wasn't really interested and then Hamada and Horikita came into picture, lovely.
Then I've realized that I've seen the American version, but didn't know it was originally a Japanese movie from 1977.
The director definitely aimed at the foreign audience with the way is was performed. Music was genius most of the time, and was also a bow towards Westerners. Yet I'm wondering about the pace slowing at the end and the final song that would rather fit the drawn-out last scene but not the credit song.
Yakusho Koji was absolutely the best without a question, but Tsumabuki added much to the creepiness of the movie. His laughter fit well with the Kanako's. Well, the acting on the whole was another top point here.
Wonder how would it be to see in in the cinema.
Then I've realized that I've seen the American version, but didn't know it was originally a Japanese movie from 1977.