Samenvattingen(1)
De zesenvijftigjarige Naoki had alles toen de Japanse economie floreerde, maar raakte na de economische crisis begin jaren negentig ook alles weer kwijt. Nu woont de parttime postbode in een eenkamerflatje zonder ramen met zijn negenentwintigjarige vriendin, die hem onderhoudt. Het stel kan niet met en niet zonder elkaar. (International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam)
(meer)Recensie (1)
This documentary is as sharp as a razor and ruthless as the goddess of revenge. The director says at the beginning that he wanted to map out what drives Japanese society. He didn't quite succeed in that, but on the one hand, he came up with a very interesting character and life story, and on the other - and this is mainly what he managed to reveal - what Japan, as a collectivist society where the main requirement is not to lose face, carefully hides. That means the unsuccessful part of its society, poverty, which has its repulsive side and has no support in social institutions. The protagonist of the film lost his livelihood after the economic crash in 1992 and now relies on his partner, and this is a terrifying handicap from the perspective of traditional Japanese values... Overall impression: 85%.
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