On the occasion of Garage Rockin Craze screening at the 19th Japan Film Fest Hamburg, we speak with director Mario Cuzic about the reasons that led him to shoot a doc about the Japanese garage scene, the hardships he had to face to complete it, the bands, Daddy-o-Nov and other topics.
How did you end up living in Japan?
Going up, I wanted to be a teacher. In the 90’s, people would finish university and go teach English in Japan. It was a cool place where you made good money and people were able to pay off university debts. I knew a girl who went to teach in Osaka and loved it, so when I graduated, I went to teach English in Tokyo. That was in 1999. My original plan was to stay until the World Cup 2002. My roots are from Croatia so I thought I would stay, cheer Croatia, then go back to Canada.
How did you end up living in Japan?
Going up, I wanted to be a teacher. In the 90’s, people would finish university and go teach English in Japan. It was a cool place where you made good money and people were able to pay off university debts. I knew a girl who went to teach in Osaka and loved it, so when I graduated, I went to teach English in Tokyo. That was in 1999. My original plan was to stay until the World Cup 2002. My roots are from Croatia so I thought I would stay, cheer Croatia, then go back to Canada.
- 6/4/2018
- by Jonathan Wilson
- AsianMoviePulse
Garage Rock! Garage Punk! Rock’N’Roll!
“Garage Rockin’ Craze” is a music documentary based around Tour-de-France cycling fanatic Daddy-o-Nov and his other enthusiasm, rock and roll. Through many trials and tribulations, he’s gathered together a family of bands around his events, nights and enthusiasm. He’s helped evolve a Tokyo garage punk explosion, where age, polite speech or respect for elders, in the Japanese context, is irrelevant. Insane good time vibes, with the whiff of the dangerous has brought these beautiful people together in an atmosphere of camaraderie and occasionally fisticuffs, which is all part of the licensed misrule vibe. Freedom loving rock and roll can dangerous, with all the high energy adrenalized sensations, but it also gathers up the big hearts of the bands and the fans! The maestro, Daddy-o-Nov, had gone through the whole gamut of musical genres, as he has been an avid music collector since childhood.
“Garage Rockin’ Craze” is a music documentary based around Tour-de-France cycling fanatic Daddy-o-Nov and his other enthusiasm, rock and roll. Through many trials and tribulations, he’s gathered together a family of bands around his events, nights and enthusiasm. He’s helped evolve a Tokyo garage punk explosion, where age, polite speech or respect for elders, in the Japanese context, is irrelevant. Insane good time vibes, with the whiff of the dangerous has brought these beautiful people together in an atmosphere of camaraderie and occasionally fisticuffs, which is all part of the licensed misrule vibe. Freedom loving rock and roll can dangerous, with all the high energy adrenalized sensations, but it also gathers up the big hearts of the bands and the fans! The maestro, Daddy-o-Nov, had gone through the whole gamut of musical genres, as he has been an avid music collector since childhood.
- 5/17/2018
- by Jonathan Wilson
- AsianMoviePulse
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