KineJun Best Ten 2002

Tue Jan 21 03:48:14 EST 2003

Gerry asked for reviews of the Kinejun Best Ten films. I have reviewed all
but "Gomen" for the Japan Times. Go to the start page of the JT Web site and
run a search using "Schilling" and one word from the title. Here's the URL:

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/start.htm

I agree with Aaron that both the Kinejun and Mainichi Best Ten lists are
dully middle of the road. And I say that being square in the target
demographic for Amidado Dayori, KT and Tasogare Seibei.

The success of the last is not totally undeserved, but Yamada turns all of
his leading ladies into Tora-san madonnas and Miyazawa Rie is no exception.
Her romance with Sanada's poor-but-honest Seibei is wish fulfillment for
middle-aged salarymen. Not that there's anything wrong with that...

Mark Schilling
schill at gol.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "kiseko minaguchi" <kiko at main.teikyo-u.ac.jp>
To: <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 6:23 PM
Subject: Re: KineJun Best Ten 2002

> Gerry,
> I'd introduce a few of the brief  reviews, nothing in-depth ones and made
in
> Japanese language..
> One review merely shows its evaluation with the number of the stars.
> Tasogare Seibei is endowed with four stars, the  same level as Road to
> Pardition, a gang family story (http://www.geocities.co.jp). The other
> appreciates that Yamada Yoji, in the socialist story of the village
people,
> challenged to picture a daily life of a poor samurai that Kurosawa Akira
> gave up. The last sword fight between the two samurai would mark one of
the
> most memorable scenes of jidaigeki for its vivid reality
> (http://homepage.2nifty.com/K-Cinemaddict.sub01.htm).  The beautiful scene
> of Sanada Hiroyuki having his hairdo made by his childhood girlfriend,
> Miyazawa Rie, is one of the favorites of the  latter reviewer,  who
mentions
> nothing negative about the film.
> I expect to read another reviews quite soon.
> Minaguchi
> ----- Original Message -----
> ??? : "Gerry Malir (Artsmagic Ltd)" <gerry at artsmagic.co.uk>
> ?? : <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
> ???? : 2003?1?10? 21:48
> ?? : Re: KineJun Best Ten 2002
>
>
> > Are there accessible reviews for these films, anyone?
> >
> >
> > Gerry Malir
> > Managing Director
> > WorldwideWales.tv
> > Telephone:  +44 (0)1495 307341
> > Fax:  +44 (0)1495 307343
> > Email: gerry at worldwidewales.tv
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> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "kiseko minaguchi" <kiko at main.teikyo-u.ac.jp>
> > To: <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
> > Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 8:44 AM
> > Subject: Re: KineJun Best Ten 2002
> >
> >
> > > I guess the poll was predictable as always, when  you think about why
> > > Casablanca, though it'll be  on my top ten list for good, is never
> > expellled
> > > from the classical fans. The story has a couple of strong messages  to
> > ring
> > > for those who've panfully experienced  the economic and psychic
erosion
> in
> > > our society. Although Kurosawa's legendary "Shichinin no Samurai" has
> > > revived in today's political arena as a metaphor for strong support
for
> > the
> > > distressed ommunity, everybody knows we can hardly expect to have
these
> > > uniformed guardians anywhere. In this light, Tasogare Sebe may well be
> the
> > > kind of the resource around for us to search for as the
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > ??? : "Aaron Gerow" <gerow at ynu.ac.jp>
> > > ?? : "KineJapan" <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
> > > ???? : 2003?1?10? 16:27
> > > ?? : KineJun Best Ten 2002
> > >
> > >
> > > > The Kinema Junpo Best Ten for 2002, selected by several dozen film
> > > > critics for the magazine Kinema Junpo, was announced.  The results
are
> > as
> > > > follows:
> > > >
> > > > 1. Tasogare Seibe
> > > > 2. Keimusho no naka
> > > > 3. KT
> > > > 4. Out
> > > > 5. AIKI
> > > > 6. Warau kaeru
> > > > 7. Amidado dayori
> > > > 8. Gomen
> > > > 9. Ping Pong
> > > > 10. Torabaiyu
> > > >
> > > > Individual awards were as follows:
> > > >
> > > > Best director: Yamada Yoji (Tasogare Seibe)
> > > > Best screenplay: Yamada Yoji, Asama Yoshitake (Tasogare Seibe)
> > > > Best actress: Miyazawa Rie (Tasogare Seibe, Utsutsu)
> > > > Best actor: Sanada Hiroyuki (Tasogare Seibe, Tsukedachiya Sukeroku)
> > > > Best supporting actress: Kitabayashi Tanie (Amidado dayori)
> > > > Best supporting actor: Kagawa Teruyuki (Out, KT, Keimusho no naka)
> > > > Best new actor: Tanaka Min (Tasogare Seibe)
> > > >
> > > > The actual votes will not be released until the KineJun best ten
issue
> > in
> > > > February, but clearly a landslide for Tasogare Seibe, especially if
> you
> > > > look at the individual awards. The older critics in the poll have
> always
> > > > been partial to Yamada Yoji (though it was nice to see Yamane Sadao
> > write
> > > > a long, very good and very critical piece on all that's wrong with
> > > > Tasogare Seibe in a recent KineJun). But clearly Hirayama Hideyuki
> (Out
> > > > and Warau kaeru) has a lot of support as well. A rather conservative
> and
> > > > very predictable list. Any comments?
> > > >
> > > > Aaron Gerow
> > > > Yokohama National University
> > > > KineJapan list owner
> > > > For list commands: send "information kinejapan" to
> > > > listserver at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
> > > > Kinema Club: http://pears.lib.ohio-state.edu/Markus/Welcome.html
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
>

----- Original Message -----
From: "kiseko minaguchi" <kiko at main.teikyo-u.ac.jp>
To: <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 6:23 PM
Subject: Re: KineJun Best Ten 2002

> Gerry,
> I'd introduce a few of the brief  reviews, nothing in-depth ones and made
in
> Japanese language..
> One review merely shows its evaluation with the number of the stars.
> Tasogare Seibei is endowed with four stars, the  same level as Road to
> Pardition, a gang family story (http://www.geocities.co.jp). The other
> appreciates that Yamada Yoji, in the socialist story of the village
people,
> challenged to picture a daily life of a poor samurai that Kurosawa Akira
> gave up. The last sword fight between the two samurai would mark one of
the
> most memorable scenes of jidaigeki for its vivid reality
> (http://homepage.2nifty.com/K-Cinemaddict.sub01.htm).  The beautiful scene
> of Sanada Hiroyuki having his hairdo made by his childhood girlfriend,
> Miyazawa Rie, is one of the favorites of the  latter reviewer,  who
mentions
> nothing negative about the film.
> I expect to read another reviews quite soon.
> Minaguchi
> ----- Original Message -----
> ??? : "Gerry Malir (Artsmagic Ltd)" <gerry at artsmagic.co.uk>
> ?? : <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
> ???? : 2003?1?10? 21:48
> ?? : Re: KineJun Best Ten 2002
>
>
> > Are there accessible reviews for these films, anyone?
> >
> >
> > Gerry Malir
> > Managing Director
> > WorldwideWales.tv
> > Telephone:  +44 (0)1495 307341
> > Fax:  +44 (0)1495 307343
> > Email: gerry at worldwidewales.tv
> > Website: http://www.worldwidewales.tv
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "kiseko minaguchi" <kiko at main.teikyo-u.ac.jp>
> > To: <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
> > Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 8:44 AM
> > Subject: Re: KineJun Best Ten 2002
> >
> >
> > > I guess the poll was predictable as always, when  you think about why
> > > Casablanca, though it'll be  on my top ten list for good, is never
> > expellled
> > > from the classical fans. The story has a couple of strong messages  to
> > ring
> > > for those who've panfully experienced  the economic and psychic
erosion
> in
> > > our society. Although Kurosawa's legendary "Shichinin no Samurai" has
> > > revived in today's political arena as a metaphor for strong support
for
> > the
> > > distressed ommunity, everybody knows we can hardly expect to have
these
> > > uniformed guardians anywhere. In this light, Tasogare Sebe may well be
> the
> > > kind of the resource around for us to search for as the
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > ??? : "Aaron Gerow" <gerow at ynu.ac.jp>
> > > ?? : "KineJapan" <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
> > > ???? : 2003?1?10? 16:27
> > > ?? : KineJun Best Ten 2002
> > >
> > >
> > > > The Kinema Junpo Best Ten for 2002, selected by several dozen film
> > > > critics for the magazine Kinema Junpo, was announced.  The results
are
> > as
> > > > follows:
> > > >
> > > > 1. Tasogare Seibe
> > > > 2. Keimusho no naka
> > > > 3. KT
> > > > 4. Out
> > > > 5. AIKI
> > > > 6. Warau kaeru
> > > > 7. Amidado dayori
> > > > 8. Gomen
> > > > 9. Ping Pong
> > > > 10. Torabaiyu
> > > >
> > > > Individual awards were as follows:
> > > >
> > > > Best director: Yamada Yoji (Tasogare Seibe)
> > > > Best screenplay: Yamada Yoji, Asama Yoshitake (Tasogare Seibe)
> > > > Best actress: Miyazawa Rie (Tasogare Seibe, Utsutsu)
> > > > Best actor: Sanada Hiroyuki (Tasogare Seibe, Tsukedachiya Sukeroku)
> > > > Best supporting actress: Kitabayashi Tanie (Amidado dayori)
> > > > Best supporting actor: Kagawa Teruyuki (Out, KT, Keimusho no naka)
> > > > Best new actor: Tanaka Min (Tasogare Seibe)
> > > >
> > > > The actual votes will not be released until the KineJun best ten
issue
> > in
> > > > February, but clearly a landslide for Tasogare Seibe, especially if
> you
> > > > look at the individual awards. The older critics in the poll have
> always
> > > > been partial to Yamada Yoji (though it was nice to see Yamane Sadao
> > write
> > > > a long, very good and very critical piece on all that's wrong with
> > > > Tasogare Seibe in a recent KineJun). But clearly Hirayama Hideyuki
> (Out
> > > > and Warau kaeru) has a lot of support as well. A rather conservative
> and
> > > > very predictable list. Any comments?
> > > >
> > > > Aaron Gerow
> > > > Yokohama National University
> > > > KineJapan list owner
> > > > For list commands: send "information kinejapan" to
> > > > listserver at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu
> > > > Kinema Club: http://pears.lib.ohio-state.edu/Markus/Welcome.html
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
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