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- ComedyDramaMusicalForeign
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Kiraware Matsuko no isshô, 2006
Japanese
Japan
Profile of Kiraware Matsuko no isshô
Kiraware Matsuko no isshô can be described as offbeat, stylized, and bleak. The plot revolves around being down on your luck, themes of unfulfillment, and themes of life is a bitch. The main genres are drama, foreign, and comedy. In terms of style, Kiraware Matsuko no isshô campy humor. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It is located in Tokyo. Kiraware Matsuko no isshô takes place in the 1960s, in the 1980s, and in contemporary times. It is based on a book. The movie has received attention for being an award winner.
Summary of Kiraware Matsuko no isshô
The story begins with Sho cleaning out the remaining belongings of his recently deceased aunt Matsuko. Sho gradually learns many details of his aunt's life, and it is through his investigations that the audience learns the story of Matsuko's past.In the early 1970s, Matsuko was a popular school teacher. However, when one of her students (Ryu) committed a theft, and Matsuko took the blame for him, this had terrible consequences for her life.The film also reveals some details of Matsuko's earlier life, including a troubled childhood, when she struggled to gain the attention of her father. Matsuko's father's affection was mostly dominated by her chronically ill sister, which created an imbalanced rivalry where Matsuko's needs were less likely to be met.Matsuko's relationships with men were generally troubled as well. She moved from relationship to relationship with men who gave her some inkling of affection, though it was often accompanied by abuse. She often found herself abandoned by the men she loved, who couldn't cope with her neediness. She continued to pursue her dreams of perfect love, even as her life spiraled down, and she found herself working as a prostitute, and even imprisoned.When Matsuko met later in life with Ryu, whom she saved from the charges relating to his theft, she found that he held affection and admiration for her. She saw in him another chance for true love. But Ryu, by this time, was deeply entrenched in a criminal life. He decided that it would be best for him to disappear from her life, to protect her from the risks of life with a gangster. This final abandonment was disastrous for Matsuko, who never knew to what extent she affected the lives of the men who loved her.
Details
| Language: | Japanese |
| Country: | Japan |
| Release date: | 7 July 2007 |
| Runtime: | 130 min |
Cast and Crew
as Matsuko Kawajiri
as Shô Kawajiri
as Yôichi Ryû
as Kumi Kawajiri
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