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Waterboys
Sun 04.06 / 20:00 / Filmhuis Den Haag
Tue 06.06 / 19:30 / Lantaren-Venster / Rotterdam
Tuesday 06.06 with an introduction by Dr. Wim LUNSING, author of 'Beyond Common Sense: Sexuality and Gender in Contemporary Japan'
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Een 'feelgood movie' over vijf aandoenlijke buitenstaanders op een jongensschool die een synchroonzwemteam proberen op te zetten. Uiteraard met alle problemen van dien. De hele zomer lang leren de jongens de fijne kneepjes van het synchroonzwemmen met hulp van locale travestieten en een dolfijnentrainer om de show op tijd af te krijgen. Een zeer geschikte film voor wat onvervalst "synchroon-lachen"!
A 'feelgood movie' about five lovely misfits at an all-boys school, trying to organize a synchronised swimming team, with all the problems that come along with it. All summer long, the boys learn how to swim, with help from the local transvestites and a dolphin trainer, to get ready for the show at the summer opening. Definitely good for some synchro-laughing!
Japan 2001, 35mm, 90 Min, English subtitles
Director & Script: YAGUCHI Shinobu
Production: Altamira Productions Inc.; DENTSU Music and Entertainment Inc.; Fuji Televison Network Inc.; Toho
Producer: AKIFUMI Takuma, DAISUKE Sekiguchi, YOSHINO Sasaki
Director of Photography: YUICHI Nagata
Music: GAKUJI Matsuda, HITOMI Shimizu
Distribution: The Embassy of Japan in the Netherlands
YAGUCHI Shinobu Born in 1967, YAGUCHI began shooting 8mm films while he was a student at Tokyo University of Art and Design. He began making short movies, many of which were screened (outside of Japan) and won prizes at international Film Festivals.
Filmography (selection):
2004: Swing Girls
1996: Bird Watching
1993: Hadashi no pikunikku
Hush!
Wed 31.05 / 22:00 / Melkweg / Amsterdam
Tue 06.06 / 22:00 / Lantaren-Venster / Rotterdam
Both screenings with an introduction by Dr. Wim LUNSING, author of 'Beyond Common Sense: Sexuality and Gender in Contemporary Japan'
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Op een komische manier vertelde familie problemen en traditionele waarden in het hedendaagse Japan. De homoseksuele Katsuhiro leidt een dubbel leven en heeft een relatie met de al uit de kast gekomen Naoya. En dan is er nog Asako, haar biologische klok tikt en ze wil zo snel mogelijk zwanger worden. Wanneer ze Katsuhiro benadert om de vader van haar kind te worden, wordt het er met z'n drieën niet makkelijker op.
This entertaining and charming film addresses family issues and traditional values in modern Japan. Katsuhiro is gay but leads a double life: involved in a relationship with Naoya, who is already out of the closet, and Asako, whose biological clock is ticking. When Asako approaches Katsuhiro to father a child, a troublesome three-way relationship begins.
Japan 2001, 35mm, 135 Min, Dutch subtitles
Director & Script: HASHIGUCHI Ryosuke
Production: Siglo Ltd.
Director of Photography: UENO Shogo
Music: MC FERRIN Bobby
Distribution: Cinemien
HASHIGUCHI Ryosuke Born in 1962, he directed 8mm-films while still at secondary school. In 1989, his short film 'A Secret Evening' won a prestigious award and the box office success of his low-budget 1993 debut 'A Touch Of Fever' (Hatachi No Binetsu) sent a shock through the Japanese film industry, opening doors for independent filmmakers.
Filmography (selection):
1995: Nagisa no Shindobaddo (Like Grains of Sand)
1993: Hatachi no binetsu (A Touch of Fever)
1989: A Secret Evening