Part 1: Where Did We Go Wrong?
As the number of art house theaters and distributors diminishes year after year, what remains of Tokyo’s once vibrant and vital international film scene?
One of the most eccentric film releases this Fall in Tokyo has been Shikedai no Elevator, directed by Akira Ogata. The film is a remake of Louis Malle’s 1958 film Ascenseur pour l'échafaud (Elevator to the Gallows), and is produced by Kadokawa Eiga with approval from the director’s son, Manuel Malle. Akira Ogata, former assistant-director to Sogo Ishii, fared better with earlier leaner and more personal titles, including The Milkwoman(2005) and Boy’s Choir (2000). It’s likely this was his ticket to a wider audience, as the film is cluttered with a cast mostly coming from TV dramas and commercials, including insufferable leads Michiko Kichise and Hiroshi Abe, standing in for Jeanne Moreau and Maurice Ronet, which...
As the number of art house theaters and distributors diminishes year after year, what remains of Tokyo’s once vibrant and vital international film scene?
One of the most eccentric film releases this Fall in Tokyo has been Shikedai no Elevator, directed by Akira Ogata. The film is a remake of Louis Malle’s 1958 film Ascenseur pour l'échafaud (Elevator to the Gallows), and is produced by Kadokawa Eiga with approval from the director’s son, Manuel Malle. Akira Ogata, former assistant-director to Sogo Ishii, fared better with earlier leaner and more personal titles, including The Milkwoman(2005) and Boy’s Choir (2000). It’s likely this was his ticket to a wider audience, as the film is cluttered with a cast mostly coming from TV dramas and commercials, including insufferable leads Michiko Kichise and Hiroshi Abe, standing in for Jeanne Moreau and Maurice Ronet, which...
- 12/11/2010
- MUBI
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