Stars: Yu Toyama, Ikkei Watanabe, Sakura Enomoto, Ryo Ushimaru, Naoki Goto | Written by Koichiro Oyama, Fumiya Yasumoto | Directed by Koichiro Oyama
This Japanese drama from first-time director Koichiro Oyama, with a screenplay from Oyama himself and Fumiya Yasumoto, is a mean-spirited little indie that took me by surprise throughout its close to 2-hour run time.
The discomfort and shocking moments of the film come from the ways in which Oyama insists on pushing our main characters into various directions and giving us situations that can range from humorous to just plain nasty. We start out by meeting Hiroshi (Ikkei Watanabe), a wandering man who is attempting to run away with his wife’s money while she’s in labour, having their baby boy. He’s soon chased down by his brother-in-law and a bunch of locals who beat the hell out him. He’s saved from his apparently bloody end and escapes.
This Japanese drama from first-time director Koichiro Oyama, with a screenplay from Oyama himself and Fumiya Yasumoto, is a mean-spirited little indie that took me by surprise throughout its close to 2-hour run time.
The discomfort and shocking moments of the film come from the ways in which Oyama insists on pushing our main characters into various directions and giving us situations that can range from humorous to just plain nasty. We start out by meeting Hiroshi (Ikkei Watanabe), a wandering man who is attempting to run away with his wife’s money while she’s in labour, having their baby boy. He’s soon chased down by his brother-in-law and a bunch of locals who beat the hell out him. He’s saved from his apparently bloody end and escapes.
- 8/1/2019
- by Chris Cummings
- Nerdly
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