Filmmaker Yoichi Higashi (The River with No Bridge, Village of Dreams) recently returned to the director’s chair to adapt late journalist Yutaka Kamoshida’s autobiographical novel Yoi ga Sametara, Uchi ni Kaero (When I sober up, I’ll go home). The film was actually announced back in December and mentioned as far back as August, but coming across its official website reminded me that it hasn’t really been covered on the web in English yet aside from a few passing blips and blurbs.
There are a lot of reasons to be excited about this one, not the least of which being the fact that Higashi hasn’t directed a film since “The Crying Wind” in 2004. Although he became a filmmaker in 1962, his movies are actually few and far between. Whenever he makes a new one, they tend to win awards and garner critical success.
This particular project was...
There are a lot of reasons to be excited about this one, not the least of which being the fact that Higashi hasn’t directed a film since “The Crying Wind” in 2004. Although he became a filmmaker in 1962, his movies are actually few and far between. Whenever he makes a new one, they tend to win awards and garner critical success.
This particular project was...
- 4/27/2010
- Nippon Cinema
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