Bootleg Film

Kaizokuban Bootleg Film

Japan

1999

74 Min

Black and White

2.35:1

Japanese

Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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CAST Akira Emoto, Kippei Shiina, Wakaba Nakano, Kazue Takani, Kazuki Kitamura

MUSIC Wataru Takada

Cannes (Un Certain Regard), Locarno (I film delle giurie)

Synopsis

As two longtime friends — one a cop (Kippei Shiina), one a yakuza (Akira Emoto) — embark on a journey to a funeral for a woman they cared about, their already awkward relationship is pushed to the limit as festering resentments surface. Masterfully directed by Masahiro Kobayashi, this genre-bending road film draws from the classics of French New Wave masters, most notably the works of François Truffaut.

Director

Masahiro Kobayashi

Kobayashi Masahiro (小林政広 Kobayashi Masahiro?, born on January 6, 1954 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese film director. Masahiro Kobayashi was born on January 6, 1954 in Tokyo, Japan). He began his career as a folk singer, and then turned to scriptwriting. A great admirer of François Truffaut, he directed his first feature, Closing Time, in 1996 and in 1997 became the first Japanese filmmaker to win the Grand Prize at the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival. In its wake, he founded Monkey Town Productions and made three films back to back which won prizes in three consecutive years at Cannes: Kaizokuban Bootleg Film (1999) and Man Walking on Snow (2001) in Un Certain Regard and Koroshi (2000) in the Directors’ Fortnight. In 2003, Perfect Education 5: Amazing Story, enchanted Locarno with a discreet love story set against a backdrop of solitude, snow and desolation. Screened in competition at Cannes in 2005, Bashing received critical acclaim and won the Grand Prix at Tokyo Filmex… read more

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John

1Dec12

MK knows how to make a film. But when you do a movie entirely constructed from cinematic references, there's no room for verity, and it's difficult to make it sincere. A mildly interesting work, but one that can only go so far.