Hiroki fans rejoice, because the Gods of Cinema just blessed us with an English-friendly DVD release of one of Ryuichi Hiroki's latest gems. Keibetsu (or The Egoists if you prefer the English title) is once again quality output, highlighting Hiroki's strengths but also challenging his own clichés. The result is familiar territory (especially for those who've seen a couple of Hiroki's films) with some subtle yet smart touches to keep things interesting. Ryuichi Hiroki (Love On Sunday, Kimi no Tomodachi, New Type, Girlfriend: Please Stop The World) is known featuring strong yet often troubled female leads in his films. He is one of the few male directors who can portray a women with life-like depth. Keibetsu deviates a little from this fixed structure as Hiroki...
- 8/27/2012
- Screen Anarchy
By now the name Ryuichi Hiroki (Virbrator, Love On Sunday - Last Words, Kimi no Tomodachi, New Type, Girlfriend: Please Stop The World) should ring a bell. This past year no other director has received this much coverage from me. Time to extend the current list of review entries with M, a somewhat atypical Hiroki film that might leave many scratching their heads, even though the film still features many of his trademark elements. An interesting film indeed. Hiroki started his career as a pinku director, a typical Japanese genre where directors are pretty much given carte blanche as long as they meet the required amount of nudity on screen. It's a weird mixture of erotica and experimental filmmaking that gives birth to rare talents...
- 3/14/2011
- Screen Anarchy
Ryuichi Hiroki's winning streak continues. After seeing New Type, Girlfriend and Kimi no Tomodachi I am once again charmed by his tender sense of direction. Last Words is a very typical and somewhat "safe" Hiroki film when overseeing his oeuvre, but I'm sure most fans won't really mind. Both a good entry film for novices and a true crowd-pleaser for lifelong fans. That is, if you can actually speak of crowds when considering Hiroki's fanbase.
Last Words is an unrelated sequel to Love On Sunday, an earlier Hiroki film. While it doesn't bear immediate similarities in characters, setting or story, there are some strong parallels in themes and flow so fans of the original should do well to check it out. That said, it is perfectly watchable without having seen the first film as Last Words stands completely on its own.
The film revolves around death, acceptance and making...
Last Words is an unrelated sequel to Love On Sunday, an earlier Hiroki film. While it doesn't bear immediate similarities in characters, setting or story, there are some strong parallels in themes and flow so fans of the original should do well to check it out. That said, it is perfectly watchable without having seen the first film as Last Words stands completely on its own.
The film revolves around death, acceptance and making...
- 1/3/2011
- Screen Anarchy
After a little pause I recently rediscovered Ryuichi Hiroki. You've seen reviews of New Type and Girlfriend, Someone Please Save The World pass by not too long ago, Hiroki continues his winning streak with Kimi no Tomodachi. A pretty typical Hiroki film that will easily please his fans but also has the strengths to pull in a new audience. If you're up for a relaxing Japanese high school drama, here's your chance.
In Kimi no Tomodachi (Your Friends) Hiroki returns to familiar grounds. He has his female leads, his semi-realistic style of directing and a fair portion of Japanese drama to fill this two hour long film. If you didn't like his earlier films chances are you might not be immediately swayed by this one either, but it is a relatively accessible film and Hiroki-virgins could do little wrong if they started out with this particular film.
While all the...
In Kimi no Tomodachi (Your Friends) Hiroki returns to familiar grounds. He has his female leads, his semi-realistic style of directing and a fair portion of Japanese drama to fill this two hour long film. If you didn't like his earlier films chances are you might not be immediately swayed by this one either, but it is a relatively accessible film and Hiroki-virgins could do little wrong if they started out with this particular film.
While all the...
- 11/29/2010
- Screen Anarchy
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