Big Bang Love, Juvenile A (2006)

A visually stylish tale of two male prisoners bonded by emotion, love and murder.

Director:

Takashi Miike

Writers:

Ikki Kajiwara (novel) (as Ato Masaki), Hisao Maki (novel) (as Ato Masaki)

Stars:

Ryûhei Matsuda, Masanobu Andô, Shunsuke Kubozuka

3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Ryûhei Matsuda	...	Jun Ariyoshi
Masanobu Andô	...	Shiro Kazuki
Shunsuke Kubozuka	...	Sumio Yukimura
Kiyohiko Shibukawa	...	Makoto Tsuchiya
Jo Kanamori
Ken'ichi Endô	...	Assistant to the detective
Renji Ishibashi
Ryo Ishibashi	...	Warden Tsuchiya
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Soji Arai	...	Prisoner 'A' (as Sohee Park)
Shirô Kazuki
Ken Mitsuishi	...	Prison warden
Jai West	...	Deranged Prisoner

Storyline

An unknown future. A boy confesses to the murder of another in an all-boy juvenile detention facility. More an exercise in style than storytelling, the story follows two detectives trying to uncover the case. Homosexual tension and explosive violence drives the story which delivers some weird and fascinating visuals.

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Plot Keywords:

murder | violence | avant garde film | bare chested male | surrealism | 

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy

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Certificate:

Unrated

User Reviews

I had to see it..

I saw this at the London film festival if I am remembering correctly.

BEFORE seeing it: I read Miike now explores "faith in a godless universe and the intensely queer focus on all colours of 'masculinity'". OK I have to see this!!

AFTER seeing it: Good but I like Miike's other films much better (Gozu, Visitor Q). This is not a bad film. It is a bit too indulgent and slow. Visuals are nice. The visible heartbeat, the smile of the warden (too many times repeated though)... And I can't get over how amazingly cool the prisoners' uniforms were!

But while enjoyable, it didn't do much for me.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan] Shochiku Films

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

26 August 2006 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Big Bang Love, Juvenile A

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,520

Company Credits

Production Co:

Eisei Gekijo, Excellent Film, Maki Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1