Need help identifying a film

[Andrew Grant]

Excellent! Thank you all so much!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jason Gray" <loaded_films at yahoo.co.jp>
To: <KineJapan at lists.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 12:23 AM
Subject: Re: Need help identifying a film


> 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
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> --- Andrew Grant <andrew.grant2 at verizon.net> ?????
> ????
> > 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?ky? ky?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.
> > 
> > 
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