Writer and director Naoko Ogigami’s debut feature “Yoshino’s Barber Shop” is a sweet and pungent coming of age tale that also delivers a punch against futile gatekeeping. Winner of the 2004 Pia Film Festival Scholarship Award, it has launched the career of one of the most original, quirky independent female directors of Japan and it is a taste of the offbeat style that characterises her works.
Yoshino’s Barber Shop is screening at Japan Society
In the small idyllic town of Kaminoe, the titular Barber Shop stands proud as the symbolic (and practical) keeper of an ancient tradition. In fact, it is so ancient that nobody remembers how it all started. During the Mountain Day, the village honours the goddess of the mountain with a beautiful choir performance in the blossoming sakura season, and to keep at bay the goddess’ proverbial jealousy, only boys can sing to her. Moreover,...
Yoshino’s Barber Shop is screening at Japan Society
In the small idyllic town of Kaminoe, the titular Barber Shop stands proud as the symbolic (and practical) keeper of an ancient tradition. In fact, it is so ancient that nobody remembers how it all started. During the Mountain Day, the village honours the goddess of the mountain with a beautiful choir performance in the blossoming sakura season, and to keep at bay the goddess’ proverbial jealousy, only boys can sing to her. Moreover,...
- 2/7/2021
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
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