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31 March 2001 (Japan) moreAwards:
4 wins moreUser Comments:
A complex, sometimes grim, frequently hilarious family comedy. moreCast
(Credited cast)| Naoto Takenaka | ... | Sasaki Shoutarou | |
| Yuki Amami | ... | Sasaki Namiko | |
| Keika Fukitsuka | ... | Sasaki Mari | |
| Yuta Minowa | ... | Sasaki Touru | |
| Sawa Suzuki | ... | Ohsawa no tsuma | |
| Hairi Katagiri | ... | Bengoshi | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Kazuki Kitamura | ... | Ohsawa | |
| Joji Matsuoka | ... | Cook | |
| Reiko Matsuo | ... | Ritsuko | |
| Mitsuhiro Oikawa | ... | Tanimura Masaki | |
| Yasue Sato | ... | Staff at piano course | |
| Yûta Sone | ... | Mori (as Hideki Sone) | |
| Yoji Tanaka | ... | Customer | |
| Kanji Tsuda | ... | Ramen-ya no kyaku | |
| Shinya Tsukamoto | ... | Yuuenchi no otoko | |
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Germany:104 min | Japan:104 minCountry:
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Rendan is a wonderfully engrossing film, from the first shot onward. It's the story of a family in crisis, and while it doesn't shy away from serious portrayals of the pain involved, it handles the whole thing with a focus on absurdity. As a result, the film is moving, perceptive, and still extremely funny.
The characters--all of them, but especially the main characters--are fascinating, bizarre, and believable. The children have, for once, as full and complex characters as the adults, which prevents the movie from ever sinking into sentimentality.
Hey, Japan--I'll give you Hollywood if you'll give me your movie industry. Deal?