Kûchû teien
For his fourth full feature, Toyoshi Toyoda has abandoned the theme of the angry young man, examined in depth in Pornostar, Blue Spring and 9 Souls. Kuchu Teien is, on the face of it, more a drama, a character study, than a typical Toyoda genre flick. Yet within this beautifully structured and photographed film, there lies a dark soul. Ostensibly the story of a happy family, it becomes increasingly clear as the movie progresses that the Kyobashis are anything but. Despite a family agreement that they are all open with each other, the entire household knows the opposite is true.
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Director: Toshiaki Toyoda
Actors: Anne Suzuki, Asami Imajuku, Eita, Hiromi Nagasaku, Itsuji Itao, Jun Kunimura, Kyôko Koizumi, Masahiro Hirota, Michiyo Yasuda, Ryô Katsuji, Sonim
