Movie on aggressive, paranoid, hard working , frustrated n nice young guy. Not that extreme like similiar movies i.e,Drudgery Train or Mosquito on 10th Floor but interesting,could have been much better bcz there was good potential ,the plot was repetitive.Still recommended. This guy's notes with flowcharts, diagram,maps , even regular updates is better than my study notes.
Impressive. A very well crafted slow paced movie on how infidelity destroys a family,cause depression,distrust n nervous breakdown even mental illness etc. Although there are many movies on same theme this movie is one of a kind.Use of symbolism, good use of body language n positioning, peculiar acting style,suspenseful music,bleak lighting n detailed description of psychological impact on both the spouse involved r few things that drew me in. Some shots are really beautiful n aesthetic. The ending is upto viewer's imagination but it creeps me out thinking where it might lead after their final dialogue n that pool scene.
The plot is about director in slump n suicidal girl who meet by chance n their journey of depression, craziness, hallucination, coping n healing. There r few sweet n intimate moments,movie was draining but hopeful. Why don't they ever take crazy person to shrink in movies? Lol
I recommend this to someone who likes Dystopian aesthetic art n want to see Iwai Shunji as an actor.Tadanobu Asano would have been a fit choice for this movie, as much as i like Shunji's movies he is terrible as an actor, i don't like the acting but it was watchable.
Avant-garde ,psychological movie inspired by surrealism n symbolism . This very first dialogue by the MC "I have so many ideas that i can't bring together as a coherent whole" is a kind of a hint that movie is going to be wild. The carefree MC comes across many people throughout his journey meeting weird people, exploring his sexuality which he repressed, some scenes were like dream within a dream as to how his thoughts n places where the MC is keep on changing. Sex scenes were not graphic, there was only nudity.
Reminded me of miike's movie Gozu, although Gozu was very detailed ,mysterious n bizarre MC's self discovery , his journey n how he encountered people n the overall absurd plot was pretty much same including the lighting in both the movies which was pleasing to eyes.
As incoherent as the first part, sudden changes in backgrounds n confusing theme filled with riddles. Sometimes it's understandable when the context is kept in mind n sometimes we have no idea what's going on.The movie is not as entertaining like part 1 but the cinematography n art style are much prettier. Love affair , look alike characters,ghost , eroticism are few common themes in both the movies. The movie is about writer who meets a two women n have love affair with them, one of which may or maybe not be the second wife of his patron or maybe she is a ghost ,there are few scenes where he meets a look alike of one of the women n have sex with her. If u are into artistic movies n enjoy riddle solving but in the end get yourself tangled then this one is for u.This is even more difficult to grasp than first one but less haunting.
Love is not a feeling but a verb,romance is not all about being young , beautiful n crazy in love it's about selfless…
The scene when everyone could save the FL but dint step up ,instead they waited for MC to him the news really pissed me off, how can people be so fckng cruel, the husband was saving a life on one hand but on the other hand u fckng killed his wife.
Love is not a feeling but a verb,romance is not all about being young , beautiful n crazy in love it's about selfless care n sincerity for each other.
The movie is beautiful, slow n impactful. This movie covered two themes. First, This is a romantic movie about two introverts who are labelled as crazy by others bcz of how simple n innocent they are.Second, It's about how cruel society can be. The acting is strong by both the lead actors. This movie is brutal,If u r already depressed n hate society enough don't watch it right now. I highly recommend this.
Theatre setting but not in the way i thought. Its just like any other movie regular movie. This is about love, loyalty between women, promise,lust n morality.The plot is alright but lacks in depth n emotion,execution is ok. The MC is very weak which i don't mind but he is very unstable, his character lacks character, he just goes with the flow. Watchable bt not an important movie.
For some it cud be pretentious n for some it cud be an art, it depends on the perspective of the viewer. Its my first movie of the director, the style reminded me of Terayama Shuji's movies which are filled with unsolved riddle n my favorite Ayakashi horror anime. The two main characters are engaged in subtle love affair with each other's wife n with other people n deaths of many people around them ,they both are close to each other as the MC always helped his friend. He is confused whether he is dreaming n his memory is hazy, he is confused n try hard to reveal the truth n the ending scene was even confusing.
It was mysterious, horror(a little bit though) n comical at times with love triangle of three blind beggars n their obscene songs. Overall it was a fun watch. I'll continue with the other two parts as well.
Thought provoking, impactful, heartwrenching n tragic story about a family that faced extreme conditions one after another in the midst of slavery system n oppression of government . More than social commentary the movie focused on humanity n redemption arc . The scene where Anju heard her mother's lamenting through the young girl was really impactful.
I think giving away his kid's bike n wife's necklace were extreme n it felt like brainwashing that how crazy the guy became,he was just lucky tht those kids were nice it could have been a scam .No one should go beyond their capacity for helping others it's impractical n self destructive.
It was a good movie, reminded me a little of Madadayo. Everything has good n bad aspect.I Don't have a very good feeling about this movie bcz of my experience with charity but that time n people were very different compared to today. The film isn't touching or emotional but it's engaging,i liked it.
In my opinion the finale was the best.This is why I love Masaki san's direction as he depicts the moral dilemma,humanism n deep psychology in a sophisticated way ,m not going to compare but his direction really reaches my heart.Especially with Tatsuya Nakadai as actor. Although kanji is the same warrior of justice he is not as idealistic as before,he lives in reality. His acting was the strongest in this film ,I really felt the tiredness, helplessness n depression of the MC n how desperate he was . The narrations were to the point ,few scenes were poetic n melancholic. This dint make me cry but the whole series is adventurous.These 9-10 hours were truly worth it I hope more people watch this.
Kaji's a survivor.He is like any other modern Japanese man who doesn't want war n wants to go back to his wife but he goes through major changes in this part.I like the transformations in his character,he is still the same idealistic n strong person but he will do whatever he has to do to survive.This part isn't as good as the first part was i was still completely engrossed in it. The war scenes were bit boring bcz it's not a war movie but a detailed study of the character ,still the soldiers behaved very untrained.
Quirky,fun, creative n adventurous movie about a dreamer boy n his journey through kidnapping where everyone is obsessed with his exams, which is very Asian. Liked the nostalgic 90s vibe,ambience n soundtrack.
Plot is set in WW2 n revolves around the MC named Kaji who is like one of us, afraid to take a stand, afraid to go to frontline in war but he is also very idealist n pacifist that he doesn't want POW to suffer in the hands of capitalist managers who only think about their profit n kill the innocent prisoners every chance they get.
It's interesting to see Kaji's sufferings, inner conflicts n transformation throughout the story till the end.Hence ,the psychological tag.The movie is humanistic like other of Masaki san's movies.
I wouldn't say it's a best film but we will see the conditions during war from japanese perspective,it was still very mild compared to what Japan actually did in the past so anyone can watch it regardless of age.
Only problem is the length,which is justified bcz there was nothing that could be cut short as it is based on 6 volume novel so i would suggest to watch it in free time bcz the series is very long around 9 and a half hour ,like any other jdrama.
Not that extreme like similiar movies i.e,Drudgery Train or Mosquito on 10th Floor but interesting,could have been much better bcz there was good potential ,the plot was repetitive.Still recommended.
This guy's notes with flowcharts, diagram,maps , even regular updates is better than my study notes.
A very well crafted slow paced movie on how infidelity destroys a family,cause depression,distrust n nervous breakdown even mental illness etc.
Although there are many movies on same theme this movie is one of a kind.Use of symbolism, good use of body language n positioning, peculiar acting style,suspenseful music,bleak lighting n detailed description of psychological impact on both the spouse involved r few things that drew me in.
Some shots are really beautiful n aesthetic.
The ending is upto viewer's imagination but it creeps me out thinking where it might lead after their final dialogue n that pool scene.
Why don't they ever take crazy person to shrink in movies? Lol
I recommend this to someone who likes Dystopian aesthetic art n want to see Iwai Shunji as an actor.Tadanobu Asano would have been a fit choice for this movie, as much as i like Shunji's movies he is terrible as an actor, i don't like the acting but it was watchable.
"I have so many ideas that i can't bring together as a coherent whole" is a kind of a hint that movie is going to be wild.
The carefree MC comes across many people throughout his journey meeting weird people, exploring his sexuality which he repressed, some scenes were like dream within a dream as to how his thoughts n places where the MC is keep on changing. Sex scenes were not graphic, there was only nudity.
Reminded me of miike's movie Gozu, although Gozu was very detailed ,mysterious n bizarre MC's self discovery , his journey n how he encountered people n the overall absurd plot was pretty much same including the lighting in both the movies which was pleasing to eyes.
Love affair , look alike characters,ghost , eroticism are few common themes in both the movies.
The movie is about writer who meets a two women n have love affair with them, one of which may or maybe not be the second wife of his patron or maybe she is a ghost ,there are few scenes where he meets a look alike of one of the women n have sex with her.
If u are into artistic movies n enjoy riddle solving but in the end get yourself tangled then this one is for u.This is even more difficult to grasp than first one but less haunting.
The movie is beautiful, slow n impactful.
This movie covered two themes. First, This is a romantic movie about two introverts who are labelled as crazy by others bcz of how simple n innocent they are.Second, It's about how cruel society can be.
The acting is strong by both the lead actors.
This movie is brutal,If u r already depressed n hate society enough don't watch it right now.
I highly recommend this.
This is about love, loyalty between women, promise,lust n morality.The plot is alright but lacks in depth n emotion,execution is ok.
The MC is very weak which i don't mind but he is very unstable, his character lacks character, he just goes with the flow.
Watchable bt not an important movie.
The two main characters are engaged in subtle love affair with each other's wife n with other people n deaths of many people around them ,they both are close to each other as the MC always helped his friend. He is confused whether he is dreaming n his memory is hazy, he is confused n try hard to reveal the truth n the ending scene was even confusing.
It was mysterious, horror(a little bit though) n comical at times with love triangle of three blind beggars n their obscene songs. Overall it was a fun watch. I'll continue with the other two parts as well.
More than social commentary the movie focused on humanity n redemption arc .
The scene where Anju heard her mother's lamenting through the young girl was really impactful.
Everything has good n bad aspect.I Don't have a very good feeling about this movie bcz of my experience with charity but that time n people were very different compared to today.
The film isn't touching or emotional but it's engaging,i liked it.
Although kanji is the same warrior of justice he is not as idealistic as before,he lives in reality. His acting was the strongest in this film ,I really felt the tiredness, helplessness n depression of the MC n how desperate he was .
The narrations were to the point ,few scenes were poetic n melancholic.
This dint make me cry but the whole series is adventurous.These 9-10 hours were truly worth it I hope more people watch this.
The war scenes were bit boring bcz it's not a war movie but a detailed study of the character ,still the soldiers behaved very untrained.
Liked the nostalgic 90s vibe,ambience n soundtrack.
It's interesting to see Kaji's sufferings, inner conflicts n transformation throughout the story till the end.Hence ,the psychological tag.The movie is humanistic like other of Masaki san's movies.
I wouldn't say it's a best film but we will see the conditions during war from japanese perspective,it was still very mild compared to what Japan actually did in the past so anyone can watch it regardless of age.
Only problem is the length,which is justified bcz there was nothing that could be cut short as it is based on 6 volume novel so i would suggest to watch it in free time bcz the series is very long around 9 and a half hour ,like any other jdrama.