Browsing through the history of cinema, it is hard to find a director as unique as Nobuhiko Obayashi. Known for his unconventional choices even before and especially since his debut feature “House” (1977), Obayashi created movies in a variety of genres, unpredictable on every move. However, surprise was certain at his decision to remake one of the works of his ’80s Onomichi Trilogy, that too being the least acclaimed of the three. A remake of “I Are You, You Am Me” (1982), “Switching: Goodbye Me” (2007) is the director’s second attempt to bring the “Exchange Student” novel to screen.
After his parents divorce, adolescent Kazuo Saitou leaves Onomichi for Nagano, leaving his old girlfriend behind. When he appears in his new school, he meets childhood friend Kazumi, and due to Kazumi’s unreserved narration of their childhood stories, he feels embarrassed. Kazuo meets Kazumi’s philosophical boyfriend, Hiroshi, whom he deems pompous.
After his parents divorce, adolescent Kazuo Saitou leaves Onomichi for Nagano, leaving his old girlfriend behind. When he appears in his new school, he meets childhood friend Kazumi, and due to Kazumi’s unreserved narration of their childhood stories, he feels embarrassed. Kazuo meets Kazumi’s philosophical boyfriend, Hiroshi, whom he deems pompous.
- 1/28/2021
- by Raktim Nandi
- AsianMoviePulse
The Japanese pop culture blog Gigazine has posted individual trailers for the trilogy of "Real Onigokko" movies being released in Japan this May.
All three movies are directed by Mari Asato (Ju-on: Black Ghost, Keitai Kanojo) and their events take place at the same time in different locations.
The Real Onigokko franchise is based on a novel by Yusuke Yamada about a parallel world where everyone with the last name "Sato" is hunted by masked men for some mysterious reason. "Onigokko" is the Japanese equivalent of the children's game "tag". The person designated "oni" (demon) tries to catch any of the other players. Appropriately, these movies generally stick to the basic theme of people being chased. Fighting back is rarely an option due to the single-minded determination of the "oni", so survivors end up running for their lives in a series of nonstop action scenes. In a similar vein to Battle Royale,...
All three movies are directed by Mari Asato (Ju-on: Black Ghost, Keitai Kanojo) and their events take place at the same time in different locations.
The Real Onigokko franchise is based on a novel by Yusuke Yamada about a parallel world where everyone with the last name "Sato" is hunted by masked men for some mysterious reason. "Onigokko" is the Japanese equivalent of the children's game "tag". The person designated "oni" (demon) tries to catch any of the other players. Appropriately, these movies generally stick to the basic theme of people being chased. Fighting back is rarely an option due to the single-minded determination of the "oni", so survivors end up running for their lives in a series of nonstop action scenes. In a similar vein to Battle Royale,...
- 4/7/2012
- Nippon Cinema
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