I have to admit, Sabu is one of my favorite directors, one of the main reasons I turned my attention towards contemporary Japanese cinema, and that films like “Postman Blues”, “Monday”, “Usagi Drop” , “Miss Zombie”, etc are among my all time favorites. Therefore, I was really happy to find out that Third Window has picked his debut, “Dangan Runner” to be released on digital media. Let us take things from the beginning though.
The story (which shares similarities with the 1998 film “Run Lola Run”) revolves around three individuals that could be characterized easily as losers. Yasuda is a man who is constantly bullied in the restaurant he works for, with his frustration eventually leading to a rather extreme decision, of robbing a bank. Alas, Yasuda forgets his mask during his first heist, and ends up in a convenience store, where he tries to steal one. Alas once more,...
The story (which shares similarities with the 1998 film “Run Lola Run”) revolves around three individuals that could be characterized easily as losers. Yasuda is a man who is constantly bullied in the restaurant he works for, with his frustration eventually leading to a rather extreme decision, of robbing a bank. Alas, Yasuda forgets his mask during his first heist, and ends up in a convenience store, where he tries to steal one. Alas once more,...
- 9/22/2018
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Don't let your boss see this movie, it'll give them ideas. Writer-director Kaneto Shindo reduces the human drama to its basics, as an isolated family endures a backbreaking existence of dawn 'til dusk toil to eke out a living. It's a beautiful but humbling ode to adaptability and human resolve. And the show has no conventional dialogue. The Naked Island Blu-ray The Criterion Collection 811 1960 / B&W / 2:35 widescreen / 94 min. / Hadaka no shima / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date May 17, 2016 / 39.95 Starring Nobuko Otowa, Taiji Tonoyama, Shinji Tanaka, Masanori Horimoto. Cinematography Kiyomi Kuroda Film Editor Toshio Enoki Original Music Hikaru Hayashi Produced by Eisaku Matsuura, Kaneto Shindo Written and Directed by Kaneto Shindo
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Writer-director Kaneto Shindo started his own production company in the 1950s earning critical attention but not great success with pictures on topical themes -- the legacy of Hiroshima, the story of the fishing trawler irradiated by a hydrogen blast.
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Writer-director Kaneto Shindo started his own production company in the 1950s earning critical attention but not great success with pictures on topical themes -- the legacy of Hiroshima, the story of the fishing trawler irradiated by a hydrogen blast.
- 5/10/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
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