First of all, I recommend Meng Ten Nights, which is even more weird in style. I watched it twice and didn’t understand it.
This is a letter of challenge issued by Natsume Soseki to a hundred years later.
"I am an ambitious person who hopes that my articles can be passed down through generations." (From a letter sent to Morita Sohei on October 22, 1906)
"I did this "Dream" - the Meiji period writer Natsume Soseki. In the 41st year of Meiji (1908), the 41-year-old Soseki published the short heterochromatic novel "Ten Nights of Dreams". This 10-paragraph work describing a dream created out of illogical fantasy exudes a charm that is very different from the style of works such as "I Am Cat" and "Brother". It claims that only those who understand can understand this work. Now, ten talented directors, including great masters, have "arranged" ten novels to bring this unique masterpiece to the screen. Soseki once predicted that it would take a long time for his work to be understood. At this point, one hundred years after the challenge was issued, ten talented directors challenged Soseki, and this luxurious and maze-like film was born!
"Is this Soseki?" "Is there such a thing?" While I was deeply surprised, the multi-element film "Ten Nights of Dreams" is not just a visual representation of a literary work, it is more It is a movie with various charms.
Regardless of fans of the original work or viewers who have not read the original work, they will be involuntarily drawn into the world of dreams. How did these ten directors interpret Soseki's dream? While they took turns challenging Soseki, they also intertwined ten different styles of gorgeous battle songs!
These directors are: Akio Misoji and Kun Ichikawa, who are regarded as masters in Japan, Matsuo Suzuki who is active in various fields, Takashi Shimizu who has set off a horror trend in Hollywood, and a high-profile young female director Nishikawa Miwa, etc. Such a powerful and luxurious lineup gave birth to the director's personalized imaginary world. In the world of these directors, there are also outstanding actors who are indispensable in the Japanese film industry such as Kyoko Koizumi, Yuu Kashii, Koji Ishizaka, and Kenichi Matsuyama who add color to them. Their performance left the audience in awe and unable to look away.
In addition, the famous singer Yamada Tianmaru will sing the theme song for the movie.
This is a mystery left to the future by the distant Soseki. Can we solve it now?
The Encoffinist Plot Introduction
Dawu (played by Masahiro Motoki) was originally a cello player in the orchestra. However, due to the dissolution of the orchestra, he had to give up his career as a performer. Teacher" poster road and returned to his hometown. At this time, he found a recruitment advertisement: "No age limit, high salary guaranteed. Actual working hours are very short. Traveling house assistant. NK agency." Looking at this job with very low threshold requirements, Dawu happily went to apply for it. Arriving at an old office where there were coffins for some reason, the president Sasaki (played by Tsutomu Yamazaki) didn't even look at his resume, but just looked at his face and decided to admit him. However, when the surprised Dawu asked him about the job description, he did not expect that it was not a "traveling house assistant" but a "safe and happy house assistant", and NK was the NK who was buried. Seeing that this job was not what he imagined, the panicked Dawu hesitated and had to tell his wife Meixiang (played by Hirosue Ryoko) that he had found a job at a wedding venue.
This is how the life of Dawu's new embalmer begins. During his internship, he sees what he thought was a beautiful woman but unfortunately turned out to be a man, leaving behind a young daughter who died. The mother, the deceased grandfather who left lip prints on his body that were respected and loved by his descendants...all kinds of farewells are waiting here. Unknowingly, Dawu also began to understand the work of the undertaker. However, because of Meixiang's misunderstanding, after the incident was revealed, he couldn't understand him, so he ran back to his parents' home without saying "dirty". For Dawu, Meixiang is his only relative because his mother passed away a few years ago and his father disappeared when he was young. Therefore, Meixiang's departure is a very sad thing for Dawu. . However, in order to do his job well, Dawu still attended the ceremony with his most sincere attitude. On the other hand, he was also waiting for Meixiang to come back. In this way, the days passed by, and Dawu became very familiar with the work of the undertaker, and he could feel fulfilled and proud in various ceremonies. However, in the face of Mei Xiang's pregnancy, the death of his childhood friend's mother, and the death of his father who has been missing for 30 years, how should Dawu, an embalmer, face his role as a husband, and what should he do when facing the death of important people around him? How to face it?
This is a dark horse, the 81st Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Summer of Kikujiro
Plot Introduction
Nine-year-old The little boy Masao has lost his father since he was a child, and his mother also works in Toyohashi. Masao lives with his elderly grandmother. Although there are times when he feels lonely, the sensible Masao tries his best to endure it.
But when the summer vacation came, Zhengnan found that all his friends were happily going on vacation with their families. The loneliness he had tried hard to hide finally collapsed. The little Zhengnan secretly broke through while his grandmother was away at work. He took out his piggy bank, took out the letter his mother sent back from other places, put on his small backpack, and prepared to go to Toyohashi to visit his mother alone.
So Masao packed up his bags and set out to find his mother who lived in Toyohashi. After the neighbor's aunt found out, she asked her husband Kikujiro (played by Kitano Takeshi) to go with her. Kikujiro, who was idle by nature, took Masao to play roulette and lost all his money. The two had to hitchhike to their destination. As a result, a series of ridiculous and tearful things happened.
After causing a lot of trouble along the way, Kikujiro finally took Masao to his mother's house. Seeing the happy appearance of his mother who had established a new family, Zhengnan became very depressed. Kikujiro tried to comfort him and embarked on the return journey with him. The two of them camped together on the way and had a great time. Kikujiro also thought of his mother who lived in a nearby nursing home and went to visit silently. Summer was coming to an end, and the two finally returned to Asakusa. When they parted, Kikujiro and Masao agreed to visit his mother next time.
Wonderful viewpoints
The director of this film, Kitano Takeshi, is Japan's leading world-class director today. His works have an astonishing "sudden violence", which is similar to John Woo's violence. The aesthetics are completely different, and he often shows real and cruel social scenes with clean movements and editing. This film is the most autobiographical and affectionate work in his creative process. Compared with the reticence and gore in the past, this time's talkativeness and comedy will make people silently experience a discovery in happiness and joy. Touched from the heart.
Hisaishi Joe, who serves as the music supervisor of this film, is the music producer of most of Hayao Miyazaki's animation works. He believes that the smart and translucent music in the film can also bring coolness and warmth to people.
There are too many movies, so I’ll just name them
My ten promises with my dog
Shan Ying
About Lily Zhou Everything (I personally think it’s not that good)
Death Note
April Story
Heartbeat Miracle
The Accuracy of Death
Actually, there are other animated movies that are also good
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Metropolis
Otomo Katsuhiro’s Memories Trilogy
p>Steam Boy
Emerald Forest Wolf and Sheep
Millennium Actress
Happy Birthday
Akira
Battle Fairy Yukikaze
Kappa Summer and more