“Goze” is a term that stands for a woman, usually, but not necessarily blind, who works as a travelling musician and singer. The tradition dates at least back to the Edo period, and it was present in the rural areas from Kyushu island in the south to Yamagata and Fukushima prefectures in the north. It was active well into the second half of the 20th century when the last professional goze Haru Kobayashi retired from her work in 1978. “The Last Goze”, directed by Masaharu Takizawa, is a biopic about her, and too bad it is not a good movie.
“The Last Goze” is screening at Toronto Japanese Film Festival
The movie follows her from her birth, through her childhood and goze training and apprenticeships with different mentors, in the early adulthood and the beginning of her career as an independent artist, guild member and group leader. It starts with a warning printed on the screen,...
“The Last Goze” is screening at Toronto Japanese Film Festival
The movie follows her from her birth, through her childhood and goze training and apprenticeships with different mentors, in the early adulthood and the beginning of her career as an independent artist, guild member and group leader. It starts with a warning printed on the screen,...
- 6/21/2022
- by Marko Stojiljković
- AsianMoviePulse
The popular Summer Explorers free film season returns! From puppetoon animation to Samurai comedy, and a film version of Japan’s mega hit TV drama, there is something to suit all ages and tastes. Sunday, 12 August 2018: Courthouse Hotel Cinema, London
“His Master’s Voice” by Hiroyuki Itaya
Set in the Edo Period, Sadakichi (Nayuta Fukuzaki) returns home to take a holiday from his work after being bullied there. In order to cheer up their little son, his parents ask their gloomy looking neighbour, Taihei (Taihei Hayashiya), a former Rakugo storyteller, to give a performance for him. Sadakichi is deeply moved by his performance and hopes to become Taihei’s apprentice.
“Giovanni’s Island” by Mizuho Nishikubo th of the most devastating conflict mankind had ever experienced, the tiny island of Shikotan became part of the Sakhalin Oblast. On the unhealed border in this remote corner of the world, friendship...
“His Master’s Voice” by Hiroyuki Itaya
Set in the Edo Period, Sadakichi (Nayuta Fukuzaki) returns home to take a holiday from his work after being bullied there. In order to cheer up their little son, his parents ask their gloomy looking neighbour, Taihei (Taihei Hayashiya), a former Rakugo storyteller, to give a performance for him. Sadakichi is deeply moved by his performance and hopes to become Taihei’s apprentice.
“Giovanni’s Island” by Mizuho Nishikubo th of the most devastating conflict mankind had ever experienced, the tiny island of Shikotan became part of the Sakhalin Oblast. On the unhealed border in this remote corner of the world, friendship...
- 7/20/2018
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
A still from “Unforgiven”
Twelve new Japanese films will be screened at the upcoming 44th International Film Festival of India, which is to be held in Goa, from November 20 to 30, 2013 as Japan will be the “country in focus”.
In addition, press conferences will be held with directors and producers in attendance.
Kiyoshi Kurosawa, director of Real; Sang-il Lee, director of Unforgiven; Keiichi Hara and Yoshitaka Ishizuka; director and producer respectively of Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story have been invited to attend the festival.
The following twelve Japanese films will be screened:
1. Real, director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa (2013/127 min)
2. Unforgiven, director: Sang-il Lee (2013/135 min)
3. Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story, director: Keiichi Hara (2013/96 min)
4. Oshin, director: Shin Togashi(2013/109 min)
5. The Devil’s Path, director: Kazuya Shiraishi(2013/128 min)
6. Recipes of Diet Diaries,director: Toshio Lee (2013/100 min)
7. Rebirth, director: Izuru Narushima (2011/147 min)
8. The Garden of Words,director: Makoto Shinkai(2013/46 min)
9. Wolf Children,...
Twelve new Japanese films will be screened at the upcoming 44th International Film Festival of India, which is to be held in Goa, from November 20 to 30, 2013 as Japan will be the “country in focus”.
In addition, press conferences will be held with directors and producers in attendance.
Kiyoshi Kurosawa, director of Real; Sang-il Lee, director of Unforgiven; Keiichi Hara and Yoshitaka Ishizuka; director and producer respectively of Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story have been invited to attend the festival.
The following twelve Japanese films will be screened:
1. Real, director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa (2013/127 min)
2. Unforgiven, director: Sang-il Lee (2013/135 min)
3. Dawn of a Filmmaker: The Keisuke Kinoshita Story, director: Keiichi Hara (2013/96 min)
4. Oshin, director: Shin Togashi(2013/109 min)
5. The Devil’s Path, director: Kazuya Shiraishi(2013/128 min)
6. Recipes of Diet Diaries,director: Toshio Lee (2013/100 min)
7. Rebirth, director: Izuru Narushima (2011/147 min)
8. The Garden of Words,director: Makoto Shinkai(2013/46 min)
9. Wolf Children,...
- 11/18/2013
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
No, the director of Ghost In The Shell has not taken the director's chair of the upcoming Imagi Animation animated feature version of classic anime Tetsujin 28, though that would be very cool. However, after mounting a live stage play based on Mitsuteru Yokoyama's source manga in 2008, the director announced at a recent press conference for his Assault Girls that his next feature would be a live action version of Tetsujin. This will make the second live action version of Tetsujin 28 in recent years with Shin Togashi helming a very underwhelming version in 2005. Hopefully Oshii does better. But before he gets to this, whatever became of his collaboration with Kenta Fukasaku on Elle Is Burning?...
- 12/28/2009
- Screen Anarchy
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