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Luton, with a hint of Japanese...now with added Hungarian.
私は Andy vagyok.
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Kitano on Prime. Tarr in colour.
#LastFourWatched
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Films watched in 2024 - 28: Broken Rage
Takeshi Kitano goes all Hong Sang-soo on us.
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Repeating the scenario in his 2 guises, this is more effective than Takeshis' in showcasing this, though much less ambitious. Roping in some old friends, they basically dick-about in front of the camera, and it's a quick and enjoyable watch. Far from back on form, he at least still has something.
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Like all Japanese directors, Kitano has made his final film several times, here mixing the comedy of Getting Any? with the yakuza trilogy of Outrage. For the last couple of decades, his films have been a bit of a struggle, but this simply doesn't care, and is all the better for it. Enjoyable, even.
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Films watched in 2024 - 28: Broken Rage
Takeshi Kitano goes all Hong Sang-soo on us.
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Films watched in 2025 - 27: Rampo Noir
Tadanobu Assano.
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Made by 4 directors: 1 hard to pin down, 1 from a career in exploitation cinema and 2 novices, this feels a little made-for-TV and amateurish in parts. It's a somewhat bumpy collection, with Crawling Bugs the most memorable at the close, with Asano showing a comic turn as a madman.
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Not particularly familiar with the work of Edogawa Ranpo, I'm not particularly sure this collection of shorts does his work any justice. There is a real lack of energy that comes across in each of the 4 segments, and while having his moments, Asano's natural charm struggles to bring enough life.
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Films watched in 2025 - 27: Rampo Noir
Tadanobu Assano.
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Match abandoned, you say?
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Hoping just a slow start, but what I was expecting last season. Hoping the steep mountain doesn't have a cliff on the other side.
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The result of a Villa fan, born in Luton, who'found' Verdy on arriving in Tokyo, who wants to see if he's winning overall when things don't look too good...much like today, so far.
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It's been a slow week...Actually, really busy, actually.
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There are some interesting camera angles from above and below, but feels a director trying to experiment and find his way. This doesn't have the slow moving camera that is so effective in his best works. An interesting stage in his career, but not his most interesting work.
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An earlier film in his career, so it is in colour, Tarr here works more on relationships and dialogues, in wat is a slow and gradual portrait of an unusual 'family' set-up. This almost has a neo-noir feel to it, but lacks the rough black and white that haunts his images so perfectly.
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Films watched in 2025 - 26: Autumn Almanac
Wedding planner.
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Films watched in 2025 - 26: Autumn Almanac
Wedding planner.
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Some fun, some interest, but all a bit disjointed.
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It has some titters (as well as tits), but not really enough to hold it up. Juzo Itami brings some charisma to it all, though leaves you with that slightly uneasy feel pink films can bring. It has the feel of a pretentious student film, still relevant based on what its director became.
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If pinku eiga allows you to do what you want as long as we see breasts every 15 minutes, then this is as good an example as any. There's certainly a lot of experimentation going on here, perhaps too much. While there are some interesting meta elements/comments, it is lacking any real cohesion.
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Films watched in 2025 - 25: Bumpkin Soup
Freshers' breakfast.
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Films watched in 2025 - 25: Bumpkin Soup
Freshers' breakfast.
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'It's Man Utd.'