Continuing his acting/directing career, “Roar”'s director appeared in an episode of “The Naked Director” but also managed to shoot two more films, the mid-length “Meaning of Life” and the feature “Icchorai” which will screen in Japan later this year. This review focuses on the latter, which is an extension of a short with the same theme Katayama shot a couple of years before, in his home town of Fukui.
Tetsuya, who everyone is calling Tecchan, is a 40-years-old man who runs a Chinese restaurant in the Shihei shopping district in front of Fukui station. He has inherited the shop from his now bedridden father, whose health has forced his son to forget his dreams about opening a shop in Tokyo, in contrast to his brother, who has left for the capital a long time ago. The result is Tecchan's life being in shambles, as he has no girlfriend,...
Tetsuya, who everyone is calling Tecchan, is a 40-years-old man who runs a Chinese restaurant in the Shihei shopping district in front of Fukui station. He has inherited the shop from his now bedridden father, whose health has forced his son to forget his dreams about opening a shop in Tokyo, in contrast to his brother, who has left for the capital a long time ago. The result is Tecchan's life being in shambles, as he has no girlfriend,...
- 6/2/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
After “Carmen from Kawachi” had been one more unsuccessful attempt of production company Nikkatsu to get director Seijun Suzuki in line with the kind of movies they wanted him to make, they decided to reduce his budget even further for his next feature. In the wrong hands, “Tokyo Drifter” probably would have been just another gangster flick which the industry had produced a thousand times, but Suzuki created something truly special, widely regarded as one of his most interesting and visually arresting works. Instead of feeling ´restricted by the lack of financial support, the director relied on his skill of making ends meet and sticking to his creative vision, resulting in a much more abstract work which also fits perfectly in the age of pop culture.
Tokyo Drifter is screening as part of the Seijun Suzuki Centennial presented by Japan Society
In Tokyo, Tetsuya (Tetsuya Watari), nicknamed “Phoenix”, is the...
Tokyo Drifter is screening as part of the Seijun Suzuki Centennial presented by Japan Society
In Tokyo, Tetsuya (Tetsuya Watari), nicknamed “Phoenix”, is the...
- 1/28/2023
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
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