London NFT August Season

[Don Brown]

>I have not seen any of Hayashi Kaizo's films, or Obitani Yuri's. Any
>impressions?

The Maiku Hama trilogy screening at the festival is a hoot.  The first 
film, "Waga Jinsei Saiaku No Toki" (The most terrible time in my LIFE) is 
one of my favourites.  There's a nice pulp sense of fun running through the 
series, and I think it's some of Nagase Masatoshi's best work.  Director 
Tsukamoto Shinya appears in a cameo role.  "Wana" (THE TRAP) perhaps 
doesn't fit in well as the third and final instalment, but I forgave it for 
its (post-modern?)ending.  Good use of B&W in the first film, followed by 
lots of lurid colour in the second.  All that and it's recommended by the 
Japan Detective Association.  
Don Brown 
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