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September 2004 (Japan)
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I'm that guy who doesn't like Hou Hsiao-Hsien
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(Credited cast)| Yo Hitoto | ... | Yôko | |
| Tadanobu Asano | ... | Hajime Takeuchi | |
| Masato Hagiwara | ... | Seiji | |
| Kimiko Yo | ... | Yôko no keiba | |
| Nenji Kobayashi | ... | Yôko no otôsan |
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Café Lumière (International: English title) (USA)
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103 min | Japan:108 min | Argentina:108 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)
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The film was first conceived as a three-part anthology film, each segment directed by a different person, to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of the great Japanese director Yasujiro Ozu. However, the other two directors dropped out before filming started, and Hou decided to make the entire film himself.
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Formosan Dance, Op.1
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Eh, I thought this was slightly above average for Hou. Which means I still didn't care for it much, but I didn't exactly dislike it, either. As far as the (non- or possibly anti-) story goes, it's probably his slightest yet. A young woman is newly pregnant. She wanders around, rides the trains, hangs out with a friend, has half-heard conversations on a cell phone, eats, drinks milk, eats some more and generally avoids the issue of what's in her belly. So, yes, it's pretty dull. But Hou does capture an ambiance that is pleasant, at the very least. I have in the past likened Hou's work to sitting on a bus and eavesdropping. Funny, as one of the main characters in this film enjoys recording ambient noises on passenger trains. At least in this film you get to hang around a pretty Japanese girl and Tadanobu Asano, star of such great Asian flicks as Ichi the Killer and Last Life in the Universe. I loved the last sequence and the final shot.