Walking the Shanghai Dog
Alex Zahlten
Alex.Zahlten
Mon Jun 14 08:30:59 EDT 2004
There are more dog movies coming up soon, following up the resurge seen this
past year- one of them is a omnibus dog film (!?) featuring episodes from
several directors;
Alex Zahlten
> The news services reported that Shinozaki Makoto's Inu to arukeba
> (Walking the Dog) was awarded the Asian New Talent Award for Best Film
> at the 7th Shanghai International Film Festival. It may seem curious
> that Shinozaki, who has directed Okaeri and Wasurerenu hitobito, as
> well as a couple video movies, would be classified as a "new talent",
> but the festival rules stipulate that a film is eligible if it is one
> of the director's first three films. Inu to arukeba is Shinozaki's
> third theatrical film. The jury said "The script showed subtlety and
> maturity, blending humor and serious drama with exceptional
> smoothness." Inu to arukeba is one of a number of dog movies to be
> released in the last few years in what could be called--jokingly, of
> course--the "dog days" of Japanese cinema.
>
> The press here is mainly taking it up because Tanaka Naoki, of the
> popular TV comedy due Kokoriko, stars in the film.
>
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