Despite the fact that Shinji Somai had been popular in Japan since the 80’s, his fame did not surpass the borders of Asia until the 90’s. One of the first festivals that acknowledged his skill was Cannes, with “Moving” screening in the Un Certain Regard section in 1993.
Based on the novel “Ohikkoshi”, by Hiko Tanaka, the film revolves around Renko, a girl in the sixth grade (between 11 and 12 years old) whose parents’ divorce shutters her happy but fragile life. In the beginning, the girl is rather calm, as she does not seem to realize fully, what exactly is going on. As time passes though, she begins to act out, in all aspects of her life. In school, she starts hanging out with the class’s “pariah,” a girl whose parents are also divorced, thus alienating her former friends. Furthermore, when they confront her about the fact, the...
Based on the novel “Ohikkoshi”, by Hiko Tanaka, the film revolves around Renko, a girl in the sixth grade (between 11 and 12 years old) whose parents’ divorce shutters her happy but fragile life. In the beginning, the girl is rather calm, as she does not seem to realize fully, what exactly is going on. As time passes though, she begins to act out, in all aspects of her life. In school, she starts hanging out with the class’s “pariah,” a girl whose parents are also divorced, thus alienating her former friends. Furthermore, when they confront her about the fact, the...
- 12/22/2019
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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