Need help identifying a film

[Jason Gray]

Haven't seen the film, but many of the Japanese lang.
reviews mention the tofu and the girl going to buy it. In
this interview with Ichikawa, he mentions the central food
image of several films, including tofu for Tokyo Kyoudai. 

http://terra.zone.ne.jp/cinenouveau/jun_ichikawa_Interview.htm





--- Andrew Grant <andrew.grant2 at verizon.net> からのメッ
セージ：
> I just read the description on IMDB. This sounds
> like it, but I just don't
> remember the details.
> 
> For those who have seen Tokyo Kyodai -- was there a
> scene in that film of
> the brother and sister sitting across from each
> other on the subway,
> pressing their feet together? Such a haunting,
> beautiful film.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Michael E Kerpan Jr." <kerpan at attglobal.net>
> To: <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
> Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 9:16 PM
> Subject: Re: Need help identifying a film
> 
> 
> My guess is Jun Ichikawa's "T担ky担 ky担dai" (from
> 1995). A film I would love
> to
> see -- but have not yet seen (as it is not available
> in any home video
> format).
> 
> MEK
> 
> On Thursday 02 December 2004 21:18, Andrew Grant
> wrote:
> > For an article I'd like to write --
> >
> > There was a Japanese film from the early- to
> mid-90s that played in NYC as
> > part of a "recent films from Japan" series. I can
> not remember the title
> > nor the director, but the film was about a brother
> and sister (she, around
> > 20, he 25+) who live together after the parents
> pass away. There's not
> much
> > in terms of a story, but it rather focuses on the
> little details in their
> > lives. One recurring image is of the sister going
> to get fresh tofu,
> > walking with her silver pot to the outdoor market.
> >
> > Can anybody tell me the title and/or the director
> of the film? It's a
> > beautiful film, and I'd love to track it down, if
> possible.
> >
> > Thank you.
> 
>