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Tonight I have finally watched "Kikujiro's Summer" (Kikujiro no natsu). It's a very atypical road-movie produced and directed by Takeshi Kitano that tells the story of a friendship between Kikujiro, a grumpy ex-yakuza and Masao, a little boy searching for his mother who abandoned him when he was still a baby. Narrated in short episodes, the movie meanders between naive estheticism and soft comedy that appears childish at times. Exceptional, but not outstanding.
Definitely outstanding: Joe Hisaishi's piano compositions (he also composed the music for "Hanabi" and "Dolls", Takeshi's latest movie).
For more serious reviews see the links below:
=> Midnight Eye review: Kikujiro (Kikujiro no Natsu, 1999, Takeshi KITANO)
=> http://metropolis.japantoday.com/tokyoculturearchive299/271/tokyocultureinc.htm
=> http://www.popmatters.com/film/reviews/k/kikujiro.html
Definitely outstanding: Joe Hisaishi's piano compositions (he also composed the music for "Hanabi" and "Dolls", Takeshi's latest movie).
For more serious reviews see the links below:
=> Midnight Eye review: Kikujiro (Kikujiro no Natsu, 1999, Takeshi KITANO)
=> http://metropolis.japantoday.com/tokyoculturearchive299/271/tokyocultureinc.htm
=> http://www.popmatters.com/film/reviews/k/kikujiro.html