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Dare to Stop Us

Original title: Tomerareru ka, oretachi o
  • 2018
  • 1h 59m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
158
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Dare to Stop Us (2018)
Drama

Spring, 1969. The Japanese New Wave, represented on international screens mainly by the films of Nagisa Oshima, reaches new heights. 21-year-old Megumi Yoshizumi goes to Wakamatsu Production... Read allSpring, 1969. The Japanese New Wave, represented on international screens mainly by the films of Nagisa Oshima, reaches new heights. 21-year-old Megumi Yoshizumi goes to Wakamatsu Production. The company makes films popular with young people. Pink film director Koji Wakamatsu gat... Read allSpring, 1969. The Japanese New Wave, represented on international screens mainly by the films of Nagisa Oshima, reaches new heights. 21-year-old Megumi Yoshizumi goes to Wakamatsu Production. The company makes films popular with young people. Pink film director Koji Wakamatsu gathers there with young talented people who are all fascinated with movie making. When they ... Read all

  • Director
    • Kazuya Shiraishi
  • Writer
    • Jun'ichi Inoue
  • Stars
    • Kisetsu Fujiwara
    • Arata Iura
    • Kuu Izima
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    158
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kazuya Shiraishi
    • Writer
      • Jun'ichi Inoue
    • Stars
      • Kisetsu Fujiwara
      • Arata Iura
      • Kuu Izima
    • 2User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 5 nominations

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    Kisetsu Fujiwara
    Kisetsu Fujiwara
    • Haruhiko Arai
    Arata Iura
    • Koji Wakamatsu
    Kuu Izima
    Kuu Izima
    • Kenji Takama
    • (as Ku Ijima)
    Mugi Kadowaki
    Mugi Kadowaki
    • Megumi Yoshizumi
    Shûsaku Kamikawa
    • Hiroshi Saito
    Kengo Kôra
    • Ken Yoshizawa
    Katsuya Maiguma
    • Kazuo Komizu
    Shinnosuke Mitsushima
    Shinnosuke Mitsushima
    • Fuku
    Azusa Nakazawa
    Ryûki Nishimoto
    • Hideo Itoh
    Shima Ohnishi
    • Atsushi Yamatoya
    Nao Okabe
    • Isao Okishima
    Eiji Okuda
    • Kinshiro Kuzui
    Takuma Otoo
    • Fujio Akatsuka
    Takao Shibata
    • Hajime Isogai
    Kiyohiko Shibukawa
    • Masao Matsuda
    Sôsuke Takaoka
    Sôsuke Takaoka
    • Nagisa Oshima
    Soran Tamoto
    • Michio Akiyama
    • Director
      • Kazuya Shiraishi
    • Writer
      • Jun'ichi Inoue
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    8/10
    A fascinating, sincere, earnest but neutral tribute.
    This is not exactly a tribute of famed pinku eiga filmmaker Koji Wakamatsu, rather a testimonial of his idealistic work ethic comprised of a sense of political urgency despite of minimal utilitarian production values. Although important historical figures of pinku eiga from late 1960s like Haruhiko Arai, Masao Adachi, Gaira Komizu (even Nagisa Oshima) freely inhabit the film, none of them, not even Wakamatsu himself, is the primary character. Rather, we are treated by the perspective of one Megumi Yoshizumi (played with much care by Mugi Kadowaki) - his young, unimportant, long-forgotten assistant director for a brief period. The film is as much a character study of Megumi as it is of the historical figures of Wakamatsu productions. Director Shiraishi's handling of this character is tender, acute. Just as he never tried to treat Wakamatsu's character (played rather unevenly by Arata) with any kind of hero worship, he wrote a layered character for Megumi, with both criticism and empathy. Interesting to note, that Shiraishi never attempted to transform the set or surroundings with accurate period detail to make them look like late 1960s. There is a beautiful idiosyncrasy between the characters' 1960s fashion, the contemporary neon-lit alleys of Tokyo and their accents. The film manages to reduce Wakamatsu from a respected towering cultural figure to a faltering human, and transcends its scope by providing a surprisingly profound statement about youth, life and what it means to 'work'.
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    • Release date
      • October 13, 2018 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official sites
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    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • 止められるか、俺たちを
    • Production companies
      • HiCross Cinematography
      • Skhole Co.
      • Wakamatsu Production
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      1 hour 59 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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