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Mori, the Artist's Habitat

Original title: Mori no iru basho
  • 20182018
  • 1h 39m
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6.8/10
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Kirin Kiki and Tsutomu Yamazaki in Mori, the Artist's Habitat (2018)
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Vegetation thrives in painter Morikazu's garden, which is home to creatures that serve as models for his paintings, including numerous bugs and cats. A sweet and heartwarming day begins for ... Read allVegetation thrives in painter Morikazu's garden, which is home to creatures that serve as models for his paintings, including numerous bugs and cats. A sweet and heartwarming day begins for Morikazu, who gazed at these garden creatures on a daily basis for over three decades, and... Read allVegetation thrives in painter Morikazu's garden, which is home to creatures that serve as models for his paintings, including numerous bugs and cats. A sweet and heartwarming day begins for Morikazu, who gazed at these garden creatures on a daily basis for over three decades, and those who love him.
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  • Director
    • Shûichi Okita
  • Writer
    • Shûichi Okita(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Tsutomu Yamazaki
    • Munetaka Aoki
    • Mitsuru Fukikoshi
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  • Director
    • Shûichi Okita
  • Writer
    • Shûichi Okita(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Tsutomu Yamazaki
    • Munetaka Aoki
    • Mitsuru Fukikoshi
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    • 1User review
    • 11Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations

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    Tsutomu Yamazaki
    Tsutomu Yamazaki
    • Morikazu Kumagaias Morikazu Kumagai
    Munetaka Aoki
    Munetaka Aoki
    • Iwatanias Iwatani
    Mitsuru Fukikoshi
    Mitsuru Fukikoshi
    • Mizushimaas Mizushima
    Yoichi Hayashi
    • Emperor Showaas Emperor Showa
    Nobue Iketani
    • Mie-chanas Mie-chan
    Ryô Kase
    Ryô Kase
    • Takeshi Fujitaas Takeshi Fujita
    Kirin Kiki
    Kirin Kiki
    • Hideko Kumagaias Hideko Kumagai
    Kitarô
    • Arakias Araki
    Daisuke Kuroda
    Hiroshi Mikami
    Hiroshi Mikami
    • Strangeras Stranger
    Ken Mitsuishi
    • Asahinaas Asahina
    Yoshiyuki Morishita
    Yoshiyuki Morishita
    Ayumu Nakajima
    Eita Okuno
    Kyûsaku Shimada
    Kyûsaku Shimada
    Shôichirô Tanigawa
    Chigusa Yasuzawa
    Kaito Yoshimura
    • Kôhei Kajimaas Kôhei Kajima
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      • Shûichi Okita(screenplay)
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    ...FLOW
    A day in the (late) life of a modernist painter that lived two Japanese eras. I confess that I did not know about him. Modernism is a relative term; the movie starts with an scene in a Museum where the Emperor observes one of his paints and after a while he say something like "...what child painted it?" The film is set in the 70s with Morikazu Kutagai in his 90s. This man lived his lasts decades without venturing outside his garden in Ikebukuro Tokyo and the story shows one of those days where he mainly explored his own salvage garden and by night dedicated to paint if he was in the right mood. Contemplate insects; little stones and fishes was his daily routine in those days; not aware of the exterior World but to maintain such own reality no doubt that is not possible alone; all the other mundane stuff felt in the shoulders of his Wife and single niece so to be eccentric you should need a strong Woman (in this case) behind you that has the same values and understand the "in s and outs " Flow is the key; flow in a Zen manner; the guy was not perturbed by visitors; obligations; he does not even perturbed by the building that was doing in front of his garden that will cover all in shadows... "All I can handle"

    -Simple slow paced story but pretty good developed with its "magical" moments. Very good photography and camera work.
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    • Release date
      • May 19, 2018 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Official Site (Japan)
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Mori
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      • Nikkatsu
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      • $7,986
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      1 hour 39 minutes
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