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1974

赤ちょうちん

Directed by Toshiya Fujita

Synopsis

A young and newly-married couple in Tokyo lives a hard life moving repeatedly because of their unfamiliar relationships with their surroundings.

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Cast

Kenji Takaoka Kumiko Akiyoshi Chōichirō Kawarasaki Sanae Nakahara Rie Yokoyama Yoko Minakaze Kirin Kiki Hōsei Komatsu Kotaro Yamamoto Sue Mitobe Yuri Yamashina Takashi Sue Shōji Ishibashi Hiroyuki Nagato

DirectorDirector

Toshiya Fujita

ProducerProducer

Yutaka Okada

WritersWriters

Akira Momoi Takehiro Nakajima

EditorEditor

Osamu Inoue

CinematographyCinematography

Kenji Hagiwara

Assistant DirectorAsst. Director

Kazuhiko Hasegawa

LightingLighting

Haruo Kawashima

Art DirectionArt Direction

Yoichi Yamamoto

ComposerComposer

Takahiko Ishikawa

Studio

Nikkatsu Corporation

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

Alternative Titles

Aka chōchin, The Red Lantern, 红灯笼, A Lanterna Vermelha, 赤提灯

Genres

Drama Romance

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23 Mar 1974
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  • Review by David ★★★½ 7

    It’s too laid back to be nihilistic but it shares DNA with nihilism. This is only my 5th Fujita movie, and 2 I’ve seen are the Lady Snowblood which seem to exist in a different sphere from the rest. That said, this movie about young lovers who constantly move from apartment to apartment fits very much in the mold of the other 2. I genuinely enjoy the vibes but can’t easily put it into words. Maybe it’s like mumblecore without the introspection and more soft core sex and fights? I want to see more of his movies to get a broader view of where he’s coming from. I’d be surprised if I don’t find one of these that I absolutely love.


    47/50 for my Watch 50 Movies from 1974 to Celebrate Turning 50 This Year challenge

  • Review by nagoya ★★★½

    Mainstream love story from a Studio that began in mid 70's experimenting outside the Roman Porno formula. Fujita is excellent but most of the film is so uneventful that you expect something will happen towards the end: an eerie ending that closes a story that started with a beautiful opening. Full circle!

    P.S. It also features Kirin Kiki and Yuri Yamashina in small roles.

  • Review by XinJeisan 2

    I have this on DVD as I got really into Fujita's films right before streaming hit in Japan so they were difficult to find at the time. They are still somewhat obscure (though the Japanese wikipedia page for the film is quite long and detailed). I came across this on cable TV this morning about 20 minutes into the film and couldn't pull myself way from it. This was one of the trilogy of films he made staring Kumiko Akiyoshi with titles/inspirations from hit folk songs -- Akachochin (Red Paper Lantern) and Imoto (Younger Sister) also by Kaguyahime and Virgin Blues by Akiyuki Nosaka I like Fujita's guerrilla filmmaking, working class settings, the pop culture references (posters of Alain Delon and Charles…

  • Review by El_Sobrante ★★★★

    La perra vida, nunca sale para donde piensas que va a ir.

    Fully on tune with Fujita's vibe on this one. Its all over the place, its crazed, funny and weird as well and as usual with his youth films it ends on a left field note tying everything together on a weird but satisfying way.

  • Review by Goran ★★★

    Ex yu drama sa draganom nikolićem u glavnoj ulozi

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