Takashi Naitô

Garnet 2022-04-22 07:01:55

It feels like a real-life version of The Chrysanthemum and the Sword, about the conflict between Western and Japanese ideas. There are also criticisms of Bushido, which is not obvious in the first half, and erupts after the failed escape. However, relatively speaking, the film as a whole is more...

Lacey 2022-02-02 08:18:20

I started to cry the moment Jack kissed Yonoi on the cheek. What I was thinking at the time was that he finally got what he wanted, albeit in this form. I felt the warmth and sourness because of what happiness and shame it would make Yonoi feel. His one-sided care paid off, but in such a rebellious...

Pattie 2022-03-27 09:01:21

A film that makes people gradually better, with a long stamina and a strong emotional impulse. 1. Taking the Southeast Asian prisoner of war camp as the space, the anti-war theme is expressed through the same-sex friendship across countries, races, and enemies. Except for Lawrence's confession, the whole film does not involve women, but the men's war crimes, violence and evil. Being cocooned and bound by oneself is unbearable. The cultural divide and collision between the East and the West is like the [Bridge on the River Kwai]. 2. The characters are flesh-and-blood and unforgettable: Mr. Lawrence, who is kind and gentle and often acts as a mediator, and Jack, who bears a lifetime debt for his cowardice when he was young, and uses self-destructive fearlessness to atone for his sins. The Yonojing of Zhiyuan, and the savage and arrogant but also showing compassion and kindness to the sergeant Ohara. 3. Sakamoto Ryuichi's electronic music is extremely moving, and the ethereal [Ride, Ride, Ride] is really sound. 4. Takeshi Kitano's greetings and freezes at the end are the saddest and most sincere "Merry Christmas" wishes I've ever heard. Just as Gadamer said, the festival allows the fallen people to re-experience the real time and life, and allows the separated to return to the original coexistence. (9.0/10)【2021.6.20.SIFF Tianshan Review】

Brenda 2022-03-27 09:01:21

In addition, the cover of the CC version is nagging: the whole thing is a naked "kiss and fight".