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Setouchi munraito serenade

  • 1997
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
138
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Setouchi munraito serenade (1997)
Drama

Opens with a journalist reporting on the 1997 Kobe earthquake, as he remembers a trip made as a young boy. Then, he and family took a boat trip from Awaji to Beppu in order to bury the ashes... Read allOpens with a journalist reporting on the 1997 Kobe earthquake, as he remembers a trip made as a young boy. Then, he and family took a boat trip from Awaji to Beppu in order to bury the ashes of his elder brother, killed in the just-ended WWII. The lad spends much of the trip tryi... Read allOpens with a journalist reporting on the 1997 Kobe earthquake, as he remembers a trip made as a young boy. Then, he and family took a boat trip from Awaji to Beppu in order to bury the ashes of his elder brother, killed in the just-ended WWII. The lad spends much of the trip trying to talk his elder brother out of running away. They encounter an array of characters on... Read all

  • Director
    • Masahiro Shinoda
  • Writers
    • Yû Aku
    • Katsuo Naruse
  • Stars
    • Kyôzô Nagatsuka
    • Hideyuki Kasahara
    • Jun Toba
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    138
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Masahiro Shinoda
    • Writers
      • Yû Aku
      • Katsuo Naruse
    • Stars
      • Kyôzô Nagatsuka
      • Hideyuki Kasahara
      • Jun Toba
    • 2User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Kyôzô Nagatsuka
    Kyôzô Nagatsuka
    • Koichi…
    Hideyuki Kasahara
    • Onda Keita, younger
    Jun Toba
    • Koji
    Shima Iwashita
    Shima Iwashita
    • Fuji
    Hinano Yoshikawa
    • Yukiko
    Michiko Hada
    • Komachi
    Junji Takada
    • Black Marketeer
    Toshiya Nagasawa
    Sayuri Kawauchi
    • Onda Hideko
    Shôhei Hino
    Chôichirô Kawarasaki
    Akaji Maro
    Akaji Maro
    Takashi Tsumura
    • Interpreter
    Kimiko Yo
    Kimiko Yo
    • Woman Gambler
    Furankî Sakai
    Furankî Sakai
    Naoto Takenaka
    Naoto Takenaka
    • Soldier holding a skeleton
    Masahiko Nishimura
    Masahiko Nishimura
    Ako Tomizawa
    • Woman street speaker
    • Director
      • Masahiro Shinoda
    • Writers
      • Yû Aku
      • Katsuo Naruse
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    9sharptongue

    Excellent

    This movie works well on many levels. The story is gently paced but, after about a fifteen minute warm-up, absorbing and fascinating.

    The use of music is first class. From the theme and title source, Glen Miller's Moonlight serenade (emblematic of the US occupation), to the use of Japanese folk songs and popular tunes, the music beautifully counterpoints and complements the story all along.

    The lead actors give competent performances. But the support actors are a blast ! Comedian Junji Takada is a delight as the black marketeer. The illegal movie projectionist and his scenes are sheer magic, and the teacher who went mad when his students died as soldiers in the war gives a short but very moving performance.

    Also, the film features clips from a wartime Japanese samurai flick "The Rickshaw Man", and "Casablanca".

    The film starts off on a serious note, and sustains it, mainly by the device of members of the family carrying their dead kin in a box in a sling, carried at the front of the body. But the mood gently turns to comedy, and manages to be very funny and often charming.

    This film is a gem, and is likely to stand up well to repeat viewing.

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    • Release date
      • March 15, 1997 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Moonlight Serenade
    • Production companies
      • Pony Canyon
      • Shochiku
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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