Sketches of Kaitan City (海炭市叙景, Kaitanshi Jokei) is a 2010 Japanese drama film directed by Kazuyoshi Kumakiri and starring Mitsuki Tanimura and Ryo Kase.
| Sketches of Kaitan City | |
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| 海炭市叙景 | |
| Directed by | Kazuyoshi Kumakiri |
| Written by | Takashi Ujita |
| Based on | Yasushi Sato |
| Produced by | Michio Koshikawa |
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| Cinematography | Ryuto Kondo |
| Edited by | Yoshisuke Hori |
| Music by | Jim O'Rourke |
| Distributed by | Slow Learner |
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Running time | 152 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Cast edit
- Mitsuki Tanimura as Honami Ikawa
- Pistol Takehara as Futa Ikawa
- Ryo Kase as Haruo Meguro
- Masaki Miura as Hiroshi Hagiya
- Takashi Yamanaka as Makoto Kudou
- Kaoru Kobayashi as Ryuzo Hika
- Kaho Minami as Haruyo Hika
Release edit
The film had its world premiere at the Tokyo International Film Festival in 2010.[1] It was released in Japan on 18 December 2010.[2]
Reception edit
Dustin Chang of Twitch Film felt that the film "resembles strongly of the neo-neo realism of the Dardenne brothers' films but without their sense of hope".[3] Meanwhile, Maggie Lee of The Hollywood Reporter noted Kazuyoshi Kumakiri's "low key but tender depictions of working class people and subtle assimilation of socio-economical realities, redolent of the works of Jia Zhangke and Wang Bing's West of the Tracks".[4]
References edit
- ^ Adams, Mark (2 November 2010). "Sketches of Kaitan City". Screen International.
- ^ 函館発「海炭市叙景」公開 ノロで欠席の熊切監督もホッ (in Japanese). Eiga.com. 18 December 2010.
- ^ Chang, Dustin (17 July 2011). "JAPAN CUTS 2011: SKETCHES OF KAITAN CITY Review". Twitch Film.
- ^ Lee, Maggie (7 January 2012). "Sketches of Kaitan City: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
External links edit
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Sketches of Kaitan City at IMDb
- Sketches of Kaitan City at Rotten Tomatoes
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