Comments on: Berlinale 2010, Day 9 (Kyoto Story) http://www.naruhodou.org/choco/2010/03/04/berlinale-2010-day-9-kyoto-story/ How would Wilder do it? Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:29:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sasa http://www.naruhodou.org/choco/2010/03/04/berlinale-2010-day-9-kyoto-story/comment-page-1/#comment-808 Sasa Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:47:06 +0000 http://www.naruhodou.org/choco/?p=1485#comment-808 I guess I'm more interested in the story of people rather than places I guess, especially when I expect the places to be cinematographically not so interesting. Every Berlinale adds so many movies I want to see! Ahhhh! I guess I’m more interested in the story of people rather than places I guess, especially when I expect the places to be cinematographically not so interesting. Every Berlinale adds so many movies I want to see! Ahhhh!

]]> By: Pixelmatsch http://www.naruhodou.org/choco/2010/03/04/berlinale-2010-day-9-kyoto-story/comment-page-1/#comment-806 Pixelmatsch Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:24:38 +0000 http://www.naruhodou.org/choco/?p=1485#comment-806 Hmm, let me put it this way: while both the depiction of Uzumasa and the love story supported each other, they were quite independent. The story would have worked equally well in many different backgrounds, so if you are not into the Japaneseness of it all you could enjoy the movie as well. (Slightly less, because a part would be lost on you, of course.) And while these parts blended really well you can say that the love story was used as a carrier to present the district of Uzumasa through the back door. Hmm, let me put it this way: while both the depiction of Uzumasa and the love story supported each other, they were quite independent. The story would have worked equally well in many different backgrounds, so if you are not into the Japaneseness of it all you could enjoy the movie as well. (Slightly less, because a part would be lost on you, of course.) And while these parts blended really well you can say that the love story was used as a carrier to present the district of Uzumasa through the back door.

]]> By: Sasa http://www.naruhodou.org/choco/2010/03/04/berlinale-2010-day-9-kyoto-story/comment-page-1/#comment-805 Sasa Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:48:40 +0000 http://www.naruhodou.org/choco/?p=1485#comment-805 I guess the Japaneseness must have been immensely interesting, but then again, after watching so many movies that don't show much besides that, I wonder when we will reach the point at which we'll find it boring. But I like the "see the happiness in front of you" message a lot, that makes me movie sounding extremely promising to me. I have never heard of Shochiku or Daiei! (But of course I know Kadokawa Shoten, haha.) Shochiku seems to be a really huge studio indeed, with Ozu, Mizuguchi, Kurosawa, Naruse and literally every major Japanese director, huh? I guess the Japaneseness must have been immensely interesting, but then again, after watching so many movies that don’t show much besides that, I wonder when we will reach the point at which we’ll find it boring. But I like the “see the happiness in front of you” message a lot, that makes me movie sounding extremely promising to me.

I have never heard of Shochiku or Daiei! (But of course I know Kadokawa Shoten, haha.) Shochiku seems to be a really huge studio indeed, with Ozu, Mizuguchi, Kurosawa, Naruse and literally every major Japanese director, huh?

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