as convoluted as it was beautiful, shunji iwai films always feel like he has too much to say, but too little time, this movie was victim to that and the series will probably work better for me. but because it is a shunji iwai film, you can see his raw heart in all of this. elements of his previous works, namely a bride for rip van winkle and swallowtail butterfly, are so apparent in this film, if only the loose ends were tied up better.
shunji iwai crafts beautiful scenes of melodrama and angsts, with takeshi kobayashi and aina the end’s music encapsulating the sensitive atmosphere. while this film may be one of his weaker works, i still adore it with all my heart
as convoluted as it was beautiful, shunji iwai films always feel like he has too much to say, but too little time, this movie was victim to that and the series will probably work better for me. but because it is a shunji iwai film, you can see his raw heart in all of this. elements of his previous works, namely a bride for rip van winkle and swallowtail butterfly, are so apparent in this film, if only the loose ends were tied up better.
shunji iwai crafts beautiful scenes of melodrama and angsts, with takeshi kobayashi and aina the end’s music encapsulating the sensitive atmosphere. while this film may be one of his weaker works, i still adore it with all my heart
