Movie No. 157 (2013): STILL WALKING
Still Walking (2008)
Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda
Cast: Hiroshi Abe, Yoshio Harada, Yui Natsukawa
In Japanese, with English subtitles
This movie appears to me like a collaboration of two cinema greats: Bergman and Ozu. I guess, this is the greatest complement I can shower the movie with. This is simply a masterpiece of world cinema.
Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda
Cast: Hiroshi Abe, Yoshio Harada, Yui Natsukawa
In Japanese, with English subtitles
This movie appears to me like a collaboration of two cinema greats: Bergman and Ozu. I guess, this is the greatest complement I can shower the movie with. This is simply a masterpiece of world cinema.
There is nothing fancy about the basic story line as we only witness the unfolding of a day in the life of the Yokoyama family as they reunite to commemorate the 15th death anniversary of the eldest son. Here we see real people as they deal with each other, like in any other ordinary family. It's so interesting that ironically resentment partly binds them through the years. Pretension and some white lies save someone from being hurt. But above all these, it's quite obvious that it's the love for the family that seals their bond. Hirokau Kore-eda has masterfully captured all these in Still Walking.
Two thumbs up, way up!
Rating: 4.0/4.0
Date seen: August 21, 2013
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