Yu, an employee at a clothing boutique, lives with Kei, an out-of-work actor who lives off of her. Battling listlessness in his daily life, Kei decides the only way to bring legitimacy to their relationship is to get married. However, when proposed the question, Yu withdraws and Kei further dwells on his own misery. “2/duo” covers a turbulent period in the lives of a young couple and the fallout thereafter.
“2/Duo” is screening at Udine Far East Film Festival
An intimate portrayal of a relationship reaching the point of exhaustion, “2/Duo” is a film that will resonate with those who have struggled with similar feelings of stagnation. In fact, its minimalistic approach feels semi-perverse in the way the viewer is given a front-row seat into the lives of two individuals at a breaking point. Yet, capturing this level of intimacy marks “2/Duo” as a deeply engaging work that relies on a minimalistic yet intimate approach,...
“2/Duo” is screening at Udine Far East Film Festival
An intimate portrayal of a relationship reaching the point of exhaustion, “2/Duo” is a film that will resonate with those who have struggled with similar feelings of stagnation. In fact, its minimalistic approach feels semi-perverse in the way the viewer is given a front-row seat into the lives of two individuals at a breaking point. Yet, capturing this level of intimacy marks “2/Duo” as a deeply engaging work that relies on a minimalistic yet intimate approach,...
- 4/24/2023
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
Yu, an employee at a clothing boutique, lives with Kei, an out-of-work actor who lives off of her. Battling listlessness in his daily life, Kei decides the only way to bring legitimacy to their relationship is to get married. However, when proposed the question, Yu withdraws and Kei further dwells on his own misery. “2/duo” covers a turbulent period in the lives of a young couple and the fallout thereafter.
“2/Duo” is Playing as part of Metograph’s Hachimiri Madness: Japanese Indies from the Punk Rock years
An intimate portrayal of a relationship reaching the point of exhaustion, “2/Duo” is a film that will resonate with those who have struggled with similar feelings of stagnation. In fact, its minimalistic approach feels semi-perverse in the way the viewer is given a front-row seat into the lives of two individuals at a breaking point. Yet, capturing this level of intimacy marks “2/Duo...
“2/Duo” is Playing as part of Metograph’s Hachimiri Madness: Japanese Indies from the Punk Rock years
An intimate portrayal of a relationship reaching the point of exhaustion, “2/Duo” is a film that will resonate with those who have struggled with similar feelings of stagnation. In fact, its minimalistic approach feels semi-perverse in the way the viewer is given a front-row seat into the lives of two individuals at a breaking point. Yet, capturing this level of intimacy marks “2/Duo...
- 12/9/2022
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
It’s a grand time for fans of Japanese cinema if you’re living in New York City. With a Noriaki Tsuchimoto retrospective recently concluding at the Museum of the Moving Image, a Yoshimitsu Morita retrospective starting Friday at Film at Lincoln Center, and a Shunji Iwai series coming to Japan Society, another major highlight is “Hachimiri Madness: Japanese Indies from the Punk Years,” which kicks off this Friday at Metrograph.
One of the major highlights of that series––which profiles works from the jishu eiga (“autonomous film”) indie scene that kicked off in the late 1970s Japan with 8mm-shot guerilla filmmaking––is the brand-new, 25th-anniversary restoration of Nobuhiro Suwa’s 2/Duo, which features an early performance from Drive My Car‘s Hidetoshi Nishijima. It opens on December 9, and ahead of that we’re pleased to exclusively debut the new trailer (courtesy Arbelos). The high-definition digital transfer was supervised by Suwa and cinematographer Masaki Tamura.
One of the major highlights of that series––which profiles works from the jishu eiga (“autonomous film”) indie scene that kicked off in the late 1970s Japan with 8mm-shot guerilla filmmaking––is the brand-new, 25th-anniversary restoration of Nobuhiro Suwa’s 2/Duo, which features an early performance from Drive My Car‘s Hidetoshi Nishijima. It opens on December 9, and ahead of that we’re pleased to exclusively debut the new trailer (courtesy Arbelos). The high-definition digital transfer was supervised by Suwa and cinematographer Masaki Tamura.
- 11/29/2022
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Starting off his career in the B-Movie, genre-based V-Cinema industry in Japan, Takashi Miike’s career has grown and grown since his brand of filmmaking gained him global notoriety; his films now -rightly or wrongly – are some of the most anticipated Japanese films globally. But “Shinjuku Triad Society” – his lucky thirteenth directing credit in his hundred-plus career – is not just the starting point of his “Black Society” trilogy, but also the start of his career as a director being viewed more seriously.
Kiriya (Kippei Shiina) is a Taiwanese-Japanese detective: something which sees him as something of a lone wolf with few kindred spirits. Investigating the Triads of Shinjuku, his younger brother Yoshihito (Shinsuke Izutsu), a lawyer, begins to become involved with those he pursues. His investigations, therefore, become much more personal into the dealings and life of the mysterious Triad boss Wang (regular odd-ball Tomoro Taguchi).
Travelling to Taiwan,...
Kiriya (Kippei Shiina) is a Taiwanese-Japanese detective: something which sees him as something of a lone wolf with few kindred spirits. Investigating the Triads of Shinjuku, his younger brother Yoshihito (Shinsuke Izutsu), a lawyer, begins to become involved with those he pursues. His investigations, therefore, become much more personal into the dealings and life of the mysterious Triad boss Wang (regular odd-ball Tomoro Taguchi).
Travelling to Taiwan,...
- 9/29/2018
- by Andrew Thayne
- AsianMoviePulse
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