With exceptional frankness, director Mishima presented “Voice” to the public of Udine Far East Film Festival, revealing that the film – that she wrote as well – is inspired at large, by her own trauma of being sexually abused at the age of 6. Said frankness is something that comes undoubtedly from a long and painful path of recovery and the director has challenged herself navigating self-worth and guilt in her latest work.
Voice is screening at Udine Far East Film Festival
The film is in omnibus format, composed by three episodes of different style and far apart location, and a bridging conclusion. In the first episode, in a stylish house near lake Toya, in the North of Japan, a woman, Maki (Maki Carrousel) is preparing Osechi, a traditional New Year's feast that contains several dishes, all highly symbolic of good fortune, safety, good health and longevity. In doing so she follows the...
Voice is screening at Udine Far East Film Festival
The film is in omnibus format, composed by three episodes of different style and far apart location, and a bridging conclusion. In the first episode, in a stylish house near lake Toya, in the North of Japan, a woman, Maki (Maki Carrousel) is preparing Osechi, a traditional New Year's feast that contains several dishes, all highly symbolic of good fortune, safety, good health and longevity. In doing so she follows the...
- 4/27/2024
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Ryosuke Hashiguchi’s career parallels that of certain other directors who look at unconventional family scenarios as we moved into the new millennium. Though Hashiguchi’s unconventional is always a little more unconventional than others, and 2001’s “Hush!” is no exception.
Hush is screening at Japan Society
Katsuhiro (Seiichi Tanabe) and Naoya (Kazuya Takahashi) are a gay couple in the early stages of their relationship and have just moved in together. One day, while having lunch at a restaurant, Katsuhiro offers his umbrella to Asako (Reiko Kataoka) who has just had hers stolen. This small act leads to Katsuhiro and Naoya’s lives and relationship to take an unusual turn. Asako is a troubled woman with a history of mental health problems. She counters this by drinking heavily alone and having meaningless sexual encounters. Having already had two abortions as a result, a doctor suggests she maybe has surgery to stop this becoming a problem.
Hush is screening at Japan Society
Katsuhiro (Seiichi Tanabe) and Naoya (Kazuya Takahashi) are a gay couple in the early stages of their relationship and have just moved in together. One day, while having lunch at a restaurant, Katsuhiro offers his umbrella to Asako (Reiko Kataoka) who has just had hers stolen. This small act leads to Katsuhiro and Naoya’s lives and relationship to take an unusual turn. Asako is a troubled woman with a history of mental health problems. She counters this by drinking heavily alone and having meaningless sexual encounters. Having already had two abortions as a result, a doctor suggests she maybe has surgery to stop this becoming a problem.
- 2/10/2021
- by Andrew Thayne
- AsianMoviePulse
The Japanese film website Cinema Today recently uploaded a new trailer for Tatsushi Omori’s Mahoro Ekimae Tada Benriken to their channel on YouTube.
The film is based on Shion Miura’s 2006 Naoki Prize-winning novel of the same name. Eita stars a benriya (a general problem-solver who takes random odd jobs of all types for payment) based out of a fictitious Tokyo suburb called Mahoro. One day, a freak coincidence causes him to be reunited with a former classmate (Ryuhei Matsuda).
The two take jobs together and wind up interacting with a various clients, including a self-proclaimed Columbian prostitute named Lulu (Reiko Kataoka) and an elementary school student named Yuru (Kota Yokoyama).
The director’s brother, actor Nao Omori, also appears in the film.
Asmik Ace Entertainment will be releasing “Mahoro Ekimae Tada Benriken” in Japan on April 23, 2011.
The film is based on Shion Miura’s 2006 Naoki Prize-winning novel of the same name. Eita stars a benriya (a general problem-solver who takes random odd jobs of all types for payment) based out of a fictitious Tokyo suburb called Mahoro. One day, a freak coincidence causes him to be reunited with a former classmate (Ryuhei Matsuda).
The two take jobs together and wind up interacting with a various clients, including a self-proclaimed Columbian prostitute named Lulu (Reiko Kataoka) and an elementary school student named Yuru (Kota Yokoyama).
The director’s brother, actor Nao Omori, also appears in the film.
Asmik Ace Entertainment will be releasing “Mahoro Ekimae Tada Benriken” in Japan on April 23, 2011.
- 2/4/2011
- Nippon Cinema
On Monday, a relatively uneventful teaser for Tatsushi Omori’s Mahoro Ekimae Tada Benriken was posted on the Asmik Ace video channel on Yahoo! Eiga. A larger version is also available on the film’s official website.
The film is based on Shion Miura’s 2006 Naoki Prize-winning novel of the same name. Eita stars a benriya (a general problem-solver who takes random odd jobs of all types for payment) based out of a fictitious Tokyo suburb called Mahoro. One day, a freak coincidence causes him to be reunited with a former classmate (Ryuhei Matsuda).
The two take jobs together and wind up interacting with a various clients, including a self-proclaimed Columbian prostitute named Lulu (Reiko Kataoka) and a elementary school student named Yuru (Kota Yokoyama).
The director’s brother, actor Nao Omori, also appears in the film.
Asmik Ace Entertainment will be releasing “Mahoro Ekimae Tada Benriken” in Japan on...
The film is based on Shion Miura’s 2006 Naoki Prize-winning novel of the same name. Eita stars a benriya (a general problem-solver who takes random odd jobs of all types for payment) based out of a fictitious Tokyo suburb called Mahoro. One day, a freak coincidence causes him to be reunited with a former classmate (Ryuhei Matsuda).
The two take jobs together and wind up interacting with a various clients, including a self-proclaimed Columbian prostitute named Lulu (Reiko Kataoka) and a elementary school student named Yuru (Kota Yokoyama).
The director’s brother, actor Nao Omori, also appears in the film.
Asmik Ace Entertainment will be releasing “Mahoro Ekimae Tada Benriken” in Japan on...
- 12/14/2010
- Nippon Cinema
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