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4.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant Story,
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This review is from: Japanese Story [DVD] [2004] (DVD)
Japanese Cinema is growing at a fantastic rate in the UK. Yet, unlike the many cultural link films that India and the UK have (Bend it like beckham, My beautiful laundrette etc) there are few examples with Japense-Western cultures.'Japanese Story' breaks the mould in this case. It is a story that touches on both the stock type way western people see the Japanese, and indeed, how they see us. But this is more than just another run-of-the-mill 'cultural learning' film, it stands up as a great story in it's own right. In fact the cultural differences of the film are merely the backdrop to a beautiful love story. There are many actresses who fall into the 'underated' pile. One such actress is Toni Collette. Certainly one of the greatest modern character actresses around (See 'Sixth Sense' and 'About a boy'). However,in Japanese Story she has excelled herself even more and gives, I think, the performance of her career. Tsunashima has that rare acting gift of stillness. He barely needs to move a muscle in his face for us to see every layer of emotion. A truly great performance! If this was a big budget Hollywood film, Both Collette and Tsunashima could be up for best actress and actor respectively. Sadly, I don't think that will happen. Don't miss this funny and moving film.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Emotional walkabout,
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This review is from: Japanese Story [DVD] [2004] (DVD)
Japanese Story may fall into the love it or hate it category, but for my money it’s one of the best films of the century and marks director Sue Brooks out as a real talent to watch. The less said about the plot the better to get the most out of the film, which makes it a bit of a hard sell and may account for its low international takings. Suffice it to say, a less than happy Toni Collette draws the short straw and has to drive arrogant young Japanese businessman Gotaro Tsunashima around the Australian Pilbara desert while trying to sell a computer software program, only to find herself on an emotional journey that takes a genuinely unexpected turn (and not the unexpected turn you’re expecting). It’s ultimately powerful and affecting stuff, driven by a remarkable career-best performance by Collette and filmed with an emotional and visual assurance that is quite remarkable. Ian Baker’s Scope photography is superb, giving a sense of the vastness of the unforgiving landscape that drives the two together, and neither director nor editor is afraid to use long takes when they’re needed. Pretty damn amazing. It's worth tracking down the Tartan DVD release of this one if you can: where the Prism release is pretty much bare bones, Tartan's DVD includes an interesting commentary, one deleted scene (the additional deleted scenes on the US disc are all scenes cut from this version for the US market), trailer and an informative Q&A with the film's writer, director and producer, as well as a superb 2.35:1 transfer.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic,
By alex green (Middlesbrough, Cleveland United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Japanese Story [DVD] [2004] (DVD)
This is truely a moving and beautiful movie. The less you know going in the better. While the pacing may be slightly different to what normal viewers may be used to, by sticking with it you will discover a film that gives a fantastic insight into how life can sometimes suprise you and catch you out when you are most vunerable.Dont think about it. Just buy it and then tell your friends
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