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Japanese Story

  • 2003
  • R
  • 1 Std. 46 Min.
IMDb-BEWERTUNG
6,8/10
6907
IHRE BEWERTUNG
Toni Collette in Japanese Story (2003)
Against the background of an Australian desert, Sandy, a geologist, and Hiromitsu, a Japanese businessman, play out a story of human inconsequence in the face of the blistering universe. The end of the journey leaves no one capable of going back to where they started from.
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Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuAgainst the background of an Australian desert, Sandy, a geologist, and Hiromitsu, a Japanese businessman, play out a story of human inconsequence in the face of the blistering universe. The... Alles lesenAgainst the background of an Australian desert, Sandy, a geologist, and Hiromitsu, a Japanese businessman, play out a story of human inconsequence in the face of the blistering universe. The end of the journey leaves no one capable of going back to where they started from.Against the background of an Australian desert, Sandy, a geologist, and Hiromitsu, a Japanese businessman, play out a story of human inconsequence in the face of the blistering universe. The end of the journey leaves no one capable of going back to where they started from.

  • Regie
    • Sue Brooks
  • Drehbuch
    • Alison Tilson
  • Hauptbesetzung
    • Toni Collette
    • Gotaro Tsunashima
    • Lynette Curran
  • Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro
  • IMDb-BEWERTUNG
    6,8/10
    6907
    IHRE BEWERTUNG
    • Regie
      • Sue Brooks
    • Drehbuch
      • Alison Tilson
    • Hauptbesetzung
      • Toni Collette
      • Gotaro Tsunashima
      • Lynette Curran
    • 135Benutzerrezensionen
    • 58Kritische Rezensionen
    • 73Metascore
  • Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro
    • Auszeichnungen
      • 20 Gewinne & 13 Nominierungen insgesamt

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    Japanese Story Scene: Scene 6
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    Toni Collette
    Toni Collette
    • Sandy Edwards
    Gotaro Tsunashima
    • Hiromitsu Tachibana
    Lynette Curran
    Lynette Curran
    • Mum
    Matthew Dyktynski
    • Bill Baird
    Yumiko Tanaka
    • Yukiko Tachibana
    Kate Atkinson
    Kate Atkinson
    • Jackie
    Bill Young
    Bill Young
    • Jimmy Smithers
    Reg Evans
    Reg Evans
    • Bloke in Row Boat
    George Shevtsov
    George Shevtsov
    • James (lawyer)
    Justine Clarke
    Justine Clarke
    • Jane
    Igor Sas
    • Fraser
    Mike Frencham
    • Blake
    John Howard
    John Howard
    • Richards
    Phil Bennett
    • Barman
    Heath Bergersen
    • Petrol Bloke
    Jules Hutchinson
    • Canteen Worker
    • (as Jules Hutchison)
    Kuni Hashimoto
    Kuni Hashimoto
    • Japanese Translator
    Mark McAullay
    • Watson
    • Regie
      • Sue Brooks
    • Drehbuch
      • Alison Tilson
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    10Adetunji

    Outstanding and Beautiful - Australian Haiku

    This is, apparently, a love it or hate it movie. As is the case with such films those on one side have a hard time understanding the view of the opposite. I am fully in that camp, I thought this film was stark and beautiful--as moving in its silence and mundane moments as it was illuminating. For those who say there is no plot, well I clearly saw a different film, there is more story and intention in simple small details as there are in a whole series of other films. Toni Collette was amazing and Gotaro Tsunashima was perfect, capturing the emotional compression and exploration of his character with clarity and skill. In a film full of striking absolutely believable and full moments -- the furtive exploratory glances as the two leads drive through the desert, and Toni's fascination with Gotaro's nearly hairless arms say so much about the characters', their history, their assumptions, their prejudices. Incredibly moving, shattering emotionally, and ultimately deeply profound. A haiku-like meditation on living and sharing--I loved it.
    harry_tk_yung

    Almost impossible to talk about without having a spoilers that is disastrous to the enjoyment of the film

    Spoilers - hopefully kept to a minimum, but you are duly warned !!

    Thanks to the summary line 'The less you know about this film, the better', I curbed my urge to find out more about this film before watching it, something that I'm often tempted to do. If I had known the full plot, I would have been deprived of the dramatic experience of fully empathising with the emotions of the characters.

    As others have said, this film is in three parts, call it three acts if you like plays or three movements if you like concertos. The first part is rather cliché, even banal, perhaps by intention. The scene of being stuck in the sand with the wheels spinning feverishly but going nowhere does strike a chord with those of us who have had similar experiences, on sand as well as on snow. The second part starts to intrigue and has all the necessary build-up. It's the third and final part, however, that has given me a cinematic experience that I've never had before. 'Powerful' will be an understatement. 'Powerful' however is not a fair description, because the word conjures up an image of being hit by an abrupt emotional blow. It's not quite like that. There's a sustained drive of waves of emotions, layer after layer. I know I'm getting myself into a lot of trouble saying this, but I think that it needs a woman director to pull this off. It also needs an actress in the caliber of Toni Colette.

    Can't finish without mentioning the music. There are in fact a lot of scenes with absolutely no sound, not even the ambiance noise of the vast outback. But when there is music, they're the best. One good example is the love-making scene. But that is soon dwarfed compared with the hauntingly beautiful piece of music that is the background, sometimes just noticeable, sometimes coming forth, throughout the last twenty minutes of the film. Essentially, it alternates between a simple phrase of 8 notes on a plucked instrument and a haunting soprano chorus, blending in perfectly with the mood of the film.
    Philby-3

    Story for both of us

    This is as much an Australian story as a Japanese one. We are not about to turn Japanese, but our close economic relationship over the last 50 years has to some extent transcended the cultural gap that divides us, and the bitterness of World War 2. On one level, this is a very personal story of two people from different cultures who become closer than they might have imagined. On another level it examines two very different cultures tied together by economic necessity. These themes are played out in a truly awe- inspiring ancient landscape, which, as others have remarked, is a character on its own.

    I've not been to the Pilbara, but I've been to places like it elsewhere in Australia, and they tend to have the effect of reminding you of the fragility of your existence. The Aborigines (represented here by only a gas station attendant) regarded themselves as belonging to the land and here you can see why. It's not clear what Tachibana Hiromitsu, the rich businessman's son, is looking for in the desert, but he certainly feels its power. Just why Sandy the tough female geologist comes to harbour tender feelings towards him is not evident either; perhaps it's the mothering instinct at work- he's not an adaptable kind of guy and perhaps she senses his vulnerability.

    Apart from the firm refusal to turn this film into a romantic comedy, despite some `When Harry Met Sally' moments, there are several other things going for it. First there is Toni Collette's entirely convincing performance which overcomes some weaknesses in the storyline (and improbabilities in her character). She has a lot of ground to cover, from boredom to hilarity, from dislike to intimacy, and from terror to melancholy.

    Second, the cinematography fully exploits the scenery without detracting from the story. Much of `Japanese Story' was filmed around Port Headland in the Pilbara, but it's not a tourist brochure. Third, even the minor parts are played with precision (eg John Howard as the BHP man and Yukimo Tanaka as Tachibana's wife). It's difficult to judge just how effective Gotaro Tsunashima is – you'd need to be Japanese, I guess, and anyway the script is from an Australian, Alison Tilson. To my eyes he seems real enough, if we accept he's from a very privileged and sheltered background. It's interesting that Sandy seems to be the initiator of their intimacy (he doesn't resist!).

    I think this film would hold up well anywhere. It has more than the usual emotional content for an Australian film, an intriguing and poignant story, good acting, and it's not too long. The admission price is also considerably cheaper than an air ticket to Port Headland.
    10britten-daniel

    A masterpiece

    In an age when criticism has become debased and few people are really certain about what constitutes true worth in art, it is difficult to use the word "masterpiece" about any film. And yet that word is applicable here. At first this film appears to be just a bog-standard romantic love story, in the Hollywood mould, about two very different characters who meet and fall in love in unusual circumstances. Opposites attract, and so on.

    However, as the story unfolds one becomes aware that there are many more levels to it than one would normally expect. Everything, from the title to incidental characters and the spectacular images of the desert, has been carefully thought out. It raises profound questions about a fashionable subject: identity, but also about love itself. Are these characters in love, or is it merely the terrifying starkness of the Australian outback that has thrown them together? Finally a third person enters the relationship, who complicates matters even further. Despite the romantic overtones of this film it is lifted, ultimately, by its absolute realism. Small gestures betoken whole story lines and glimpses of other characters throw the protagonists into sharp relief. Other influences begin to trickle through: Yasujiro Ozu, Peter Weir (in his early days), Japanese Haiku. And yet this is an entirely original work.

    This film had a huge emotional impact on me, but it also made me think, about my own life and about the choices I've made. It did everything that a genuine work of art should do, and without any of the fanfare that we, in the West, have come to associate with art. Small wonder that it got little of the attention that in previous eras it would have attracted. Watch it, and discover that it is still possible to make a classic.
    8=G=

    The less you know about this film, the better.

    It would be impossible to say anything substantially meaningful about "Japanese Story" without spoiling the film for those who have not seen it. Suffice it to say, it's set in Australia and works with a an Aussie woman (Colette) and a Japanese man (Hiromitsu) to build slowly to an emotionally potent situation - a series of moments - and then lingers in the denouement allowing the audience to savor the emotions evoked. For some, those feelings may be nil. For others they may be powerful and overwhelming. Personally, I wept. Objectively, the film, about a woman by women, is well crafted and Colette's performance is outstanding. The film deserves high marks in all aspects from cinematography to music to casting, etc. However, when the closing credits roll, your experience will have been as unique as yourself. And whatever that experience is, it will be less if you know the outcome in advance. (B+)

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    • Patzer
      When the QANTAS jet to Kyoto leaves, it is actually leaving from the Perth domestic airport. The international terminal, where it would really leave from, and the Darling Ranges to the east, are clearly visible in the background.
    • Crazy Credits
      Our thanks to the people of Nyamal, Ngarluma, Yinjibarndi, Bunjima and Nyiparli Nations.
    • Verbindungen
      Featured in Inside Japanese Story: an evening with the film-makers (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      ABC News Theme
      (1986)

      Written by Tony Ansell (as T. Ansell) and Peter Wall (as P. Wall)

      Published by ABC Music Publishing and

      Kindly reproduced with the permission of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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    • Erscheinungsdatum
      • 25. September 2003 (Australien)
    • Herkunftsland
      • Australien
    • Offizielle Standorte
      • Palace Films
      • Screenwest (Australia)
    • Sprachen
      • Englisch
      • Japanisch
    • Auch bekannt als
      • Японская история
    • Drehorte
      • Perth Airport, Perth, Western Australia, Australien
    • Produktionsfirmen
      • Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC)
      • Fortissimo Films
      • Gecko Films Pty. Ltd.
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      • 5.740.000 $ (geschätzt)
    • Bruttoertrag in den USA und Kanada
      • 647.054 $
    • Eröffnungswochenende in den USA und in Kanada
      • 23.962 $
      • 4. Jan. 2004
    • Weltweiter Bruttoertrag
      • 4.098.613 $
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      1 Stunde 46 Minuten
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      • Dolby Digital
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