Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts with the label Yoshihiro Nakamura

Mumon: The Land of Stealth (2017)

Director: Yoshihiro Nakamura Producers: Tokyo Broadcasting System, Toho, others Screenplay: Ryo Wada (novel), Yoshihiro Nakamura Starring: Satoshi Ohno as Mumon Satomi Ishihara as Okuni Ryohei Suzuki as Heibee Shimoyama Yusuke Iseya as Daizen Heki Yuri Chinen as Nobukatsu Oda Music: Yu Takami Cinematography:   Daisuke Soma Editing: [Editor Info Not Available] Release Date: July 1, 2017 (Japan) Running Time: 125 minutes Language: Japanese   ***SPOILER ALERT*** A Journey to the 16th Century Land of Stealth For my last movie of the week, I traveled to the 16th-century land of stealth, the Iga Province in Japan, through the captivating film "Mumon: The Land of Stealth." I learned a lot about ninjas after watching this movie. I had no idea that ninjas playe...

Fish Story (2009)

Director: Yoshihiro Nakamura Producers: Yasushi Udagawa, Hitoshi Endo Screenplay: Yoshihiro Nakamura, Tamio Hayashi Starring: Kengo Gora as Goro (Vocalist) Kiyohiko Shibukawaas - (Drummer) Toshimitsu Okawa as Ryoji (Guitar) Atsushi Itō as Shigeki (Bass) Mikako Tabe as Masami (Student girl) Gaku Hamada as Masashi (Driver) Kenjiro Ishimaru as Taniguchi (Cult leader) Music: Kazuyoshi Saito Cinematography: Takashi Komatsu Editing: Yoshihiro Nakamura Release Date: March 20, 2009 (Japan) Running Time: 112 minutes Language: Japanese   ***SPOILER ALERT*** Fish Story: A Love Letter to an Underrated Gem Here I am, after my third watch of Fish Story. A movie that I absolutely love and always lingers in my mind after watching it. I haven't come h...

The Foreign Duck, the Native Duck and God in a Coin Locker (2007)

Director: Yoshihiro Nakamura Producers: Yasushi Utagawa Screenplay: Kotaro Isaka (novel), Yoshihiro Nakamura, Kenichi Suzuki Starring: Gaku Hamada as Shiina Eita Nagayama as Kawasaki Seki Megumi  as Kotomi Keisu Tamura as Dorje Music: Yukio Kikuchi Cinematography: Takashi Komatsu Editing: Hideyuki Ohata Release Date: June 23, 2007 (Japan) Running Time: 110 minutes Language: Japanese   ***SPOILER ALERT*** Introduction to Yoshihiro Nakamura's Adaptation Hello fans of Japanese cinema! Today's treat is Yoshihiro Nakamura's adaptation of Kotaro Isaka's work in "The Foreign Duck, the Native Duck and God in a Coin Locker." This film continues Nakamura's trend of weaving intricate plots with significant twists, prominently featuring Bob Dylan's ...

A Boy and His Samurai (2010)

Director: Yoshihiro Nakamura Producers: Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Akiko Ikuno Screenplay: Yoshihiro Nakamura, Tamio Hayashi Starring: Ryo Nishikido as Kijima Yasube Rie Tomosaka as Hiroko Yusa Fuku Suzuki as Tomoya Yusa Hiroki Miyake as Sadao Abe Masashi Arifuku as Man in Black Mitsu Murata as Time Agent Makoto Otake as Time Agent Music: Midori Yasukawa Cinematography: Kobayashi Yuan Editing: Yoshihiro Nakamura Release Date: January 30, 2010 (Japan) Running Time: 139 minutes Language: Japanese   ***SPOILER ALERT*** Floating in a River of Good Cinema Here we have it, the second movie this week by Yoshihiro Nakamura, and I’m now floating in a river of good cinema. A Boy and His Samurai is a beautifully heartwarming film that left me longing for the ...

Golden Slumber (2010)

Director: Yoshihiro Nakamura Producers: Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Akiko Ikuno Screenplay: Yoshihiro Nakamura, Tamio Hayashi Starring: Masato Sakai as Aoyagi Yuko Takeuchi as Haruko Gaku Hamada as Kill-O Hidetaka Yoshioka as Morita Toshiyuki Nishida as Hayakawa Teruyuki Kagawa as Watabe Akira Emoto as Mr. Tanaka Music: Kazuyoshi Saito Cinematography: Takashi Komatsu Editing: Yoshihiro Nakamura Release Date: January 30, 2010 (Japan) Running Time: 139 minutes Language: Japanese   ***SPOILER ALERT*** Reinvigorating My Faith in Cinema Here we are for another week dedicated to a movie director. We're off to Japan with Yoshihiro Nakamura. Golden Slumber is so good that I've started believing in great powers from above and all around. After watching so ...