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"The Delicacy of Japanese Cinema"
Angie 2022-04-22 07:01:39
If this movie hadn't won an Oscar, I probably wouldn't have come to see it. When I watched it, I was always ashamed of the delicacy of Japanese films and the diversity of themes. Such shame lies in the downturn under the superficial beauty of my own country's film industry. Funerals almost represent the culture of a nation, and before watching this movie, I saw the news on TV that Qingming Festival advocates civilized grave sweeping and prohibits burning paper. In the news, several reporters went to the shroud shop unannounced with a hidden camera, and then the city management personnel came to fine, because they were not allowed to sell paper money and paper figures. We lost more than so much. The mortuary was so serious and devout in front of the corpse. I liked the way the president looked serious but gentle inside. Ryoko Hirosue is still so small and cute, and the male lead is very handsome. When wiping his father's body, he has been crying silently. This is a light film that earns tears, delicate and tender.
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Extended Reading
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Daigo Kobayashi: There are many kinds of coffins.
Yuriko Kamimura: 50000, 100000, 300000 yen.
Daigo Kobayashi: They differ by that much?
Yuriko Kamimura: The left one is plywood, the next one has metal fittings and carvings on both sides. And the most expensive one is solid cypress wood.
Daigo Kobayashi: Oh, the difference is in material and decoration.
Yuriko Kamimura: Yes, they all burn the same way.
Daigo Kobayashi: Same ashes.
Yuriko Kamimura: The last shopping of your life is done by others.
Daigo Kobayashi: Kind of ironic.
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Shokichi Hirata: Salmon?
Daigo Kobayashi: [Watching the river] Ah, yes. They're right by the rocks... over there.
Shokichi Hirata: [to the salmons swimming against the stream] Oh! Go for it!
Daigo Kobayashi: It's kind of sad... to climb only to die. Why work so hard if you're going to die.
Shokichi Hirata: I'm sure they want to go back... to their birthplace.