Takuji Suzuki
1967 (57 лет)One Piece!
Shinobu Yaguchi, Takuji Suzuki
Yoji Tanaka, Satoru Jitsunashi
Made under the restrictions of "no zoom, pan, editing or post-sound", directors Shinobu Yaguchi and Takuji Suzuki skewer Japanese social conventions in 14 short episodes. In one segment a woman misreads an advertisement and arrives at a job interview dressed in a bunny suit. Another concerns a woman who hides to surprise her friends only to overhear their unkind appraisal of her hygiene. And another entitled "Grandpa from Hell" is a surreal yarn about a cult leader. Ranging from the humorous to the deeply bizarre, the film's static, minimalistic style makes such "Dogme 95" films as The Celebration (1998) look extravagant.
One Piece!
Suspect X
Hiroshi Nishitani
Masaharu Fukuyama, Kou Shibasaki
A male corpse is discovered with a smashed face and burned hands. Strangely, the cause of death is determined to be strangulation. When Detective Kaoru Utsumi attempts to corroborate the victim’s ex-wife’s alibi she discovers the mysterious neighbor and only a few small clues to help her disprove a seemingly "airtight" alibi...
Suspect X
By Player
Kaneto Shindō
Naoto Takenaka, Keiko Oginome
The film is a series of vignettes from Taiji Tonoyama's life and film clips, interspersed with a dialogue to camera by Nobuko Otowa, addressing the camera as if she is addressing Tonoyama himself, recollecting events in his life. The film focuses on Tonoyama's alcohol dependence and his various sexual relationships, as well as his film work with Shindo.
By Player
Villon's Wife
Kichitaro Negishi
Tadanobu Asano, Takako Matsu
This enticing period melodrama depicts a long-suffering woman's relationship with her brilliant but self-destructive writer husband in postwar Tokyo. Based on a semi-autobiographical 1947 novel by Osamu Dazai, the story centers less on the womanizing, heavy-drinking, suicidal hero than on the wife who loves him. Written by Palm Springs International Film Festival
Villon's Wife
The Secret Garden
Shinobu Yaguchi
Naomi Nishida, Gô Rijû
Sakiko, a young bank teller, has an unhealthy obsession with money. Thieves hold up the bank, kidnapping Sakiko in the process, but eventually crash their car, resulting in a suitcase stuffed with cash falling into a nearby river. For the remainder of the film, Sakiko begins a desperate quest to retrieve the money.
My Secret Cache
セトウツミ
Tatsushi Ōmori
Sosuke Ikematsu, Masaki Suda
Utsumi and Seto's daily routine is to spend their afterschool hours just jabbering with one another along a riverbed. Getting excited over trivial word play, agonizing over the content of an email to be sent to a girl, and, at times, talking about a serious problem, the two endlessly engage in meaningless idle talk as if it were meaningful.
Seto and Utsumi
きらきら眼鏡
Kazutoshi Inudo
Hiroto Kanai, Chizuru Ikewaki
Akemi is unable to get over the death of his girlfriend, but a book leads to his encounter with Akane, a woman with a wonderful smile. He gradually falls for Akane, who soothes him with her positive outlook and cheerful disposition, but Akane has a boyfriend who has a limited amount of time left to live.
Lenses on Her Heart
楽隊のうさぎ
Takuji Suzuki
Arata Iura, Sawa Suzuki
Кацухиса Окуда – робкий, необщительный школьник. После окончания занятий в школе он обычно сразу возвращается домой. Но однажды на его пути появляется таинственный кролик… Кадзухиса следует за ним и попадает на репетицию школьного духового оркестра. Заинтересовавшись, он вступает в музыкальный кружок. После некоторых сомнений и тревог, Кадзухиса начинает понимать красоту и притягательную силу музыки. И вот наступает долгожданный день концерта…
楽隊のうさぎ
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Amir Naderi
Hidetoshi Nishijima, Takako Tokiwa
Shuji is an uncompromising young filmmaker at odds with Japanese society. One day he learns that his loan shark brother, who had helped to finance his films, has been executed by his own yakuza gang for failing to repay his debts.
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