Very much a good watch. Hara's ex-girlfriend Takeda Miyuki is an incredible subject matter as well. Her headstrong ways, while sometimes seeming arrogant, are impressive considering the time and culture in which she was living. Her bisexual relationships, not to mention her interracial child she births, are very brave. She is obviously a very independent. so independent in fact, that she births her half black half Japanese baby all by herself while Hara watches on from his camera and another woman sits next her watching while holding a microphone. While she has this incredible can-do attitude she doesn't make much of it, which makes it all the more impressive.
While one could nitpick at the film for its technical shortcomings-- out of sync sound and blurry shots-- yet in many ways these things lend the film its authentic feeling. It is akin to watching an old homemade film, except the subject-person is more interesting than your family is likely to be.
While one could nitpick at the film for its technical shortcomings-- out of sync sound and blurry shots-- yet in many ways these things lend the film its authentic feeling. It is akin to watching an old homemade film, except the subject-person is more interesting than your family is likely to be.