3 Recent Japanese films
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The first is Tetsuya Nakashima's Confessions, a film which gained massive amounts of attention and won countless awards upon it's release in 2010. The second Memories of Matsuko (by the same director), a candy coloured fairytale tragedy inspired by films like Moulin Rouge and Amelie, but with a much less predictable and more emotionally involving storyline. The third is Sion Sono's Love Exposure, an unusual, epic, and sometimes slightly silly, four hour long journey through religion, teenage life, brainwashing cults, romance, violence, the porn industry and some of the more bizarre aspects of modern culture.
Films in the 3 Recent Japanese Films:
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Film: Confessions (2010)
2 Feb 2012, 7:30 p.m.
The story of a teacher who gets revenge on the pupils she believes are responsible for her daughter’s death. It received a positive response globally, with critics praising the director's style, the acting and other things. It was the Japanese entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards.
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Film: Memories Of Matsuko (2006)
9 Feb 2012, 7:30 p.m.
Tetsuya Nakashima’s entertaining and emotionally powerful “fairytale tragedy” about a bored college student who, whilst attempting to piece together the life of his estranged aunt Matsuko (who has recently died in the park), finds himself becoming more and more attached to her.
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Film: Love Exposure (2009)
16 Feb 2012, 6 p.m.
An innocent catholic boy becomes king of the perverts and falls for a man-hating schoolgirl who enjoys beating up men for their moronic attitudes and will probably be enraged if she finds out about his pervert status. At the same time a religious cult representative tries to ruin his life.