[KineJapan] Wakamatsu Bio

[matteo boscarol]

Dear all,

I saw the movie today at Nagoya Cinemaskhole (the theater founded by Wakamatsu himself in the 1980s). Like Markus I went in without knowing anything (well, almost), and I found myself liking and enjoying the movie more than I wanted or thought I would. Yes, the characters are overblown and caricaturish, but in the end Arata’s performance worked for me, and yes it is a very partial interpretation of an era by Shiraishi and co., but the final 15-20 minutes really resonated with me emotionally. Maybe was the location....

ps: I’ve also enjoyed the way the music was used and the use of old clips from Wakamatsu Pro’s films 

Matteo Boscarol
ボスカロル マッテオ
記憶ただ陽炎のゆらめき
- Documentary in Japan and Asia
http://storiadocgiappone.wordpress.com
- Film writer for Il Manifesto
http://ilmanifesto.it



On Oct 7, 2018, at 8:44, Markus Nornes <nornes at umich.edu> wrote:

>> 
>> And, of course, while nominally there is a female protagonist at the center, the male scriptwriter and director quite honestly called the film “Tomerareru ka, Ore-tachi o”; it’s clearly an “Ore-tachi” perspective. Of course I wasn’t at Wakamatsu Productions at the time, but having met quite a few of the people that are protagonists in the film I would be surprised if this film comes even close to showing how the gender relations “actually” played out 
>> 
> I knew almost nothing about the film going in, so when I recognized who the main character was going to be the irony of the title haunted the film. I wonder how many Japanese spectators will feel this?  Of course, from another perspective, Yoshizumi virtually had to masquerade as one of the boys to survive, so the title is perfect. 
> 
> That the real working conditions for women weren't represented is hardly surprising. To do so, Toei would have to confront that issue in their own offices and sets.
> 
> Markus
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