This week's recommendations April 21, 2023 (Friday) New movie "J005311" / Old movie "Wings of Desire"

New movie “J005311”

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In ``J005311,'' which unanimously won the Pia Film Festival Grand Prix, the director and lead actor are so powerful that the word ``feel'' makes you feel lukewarm. There are only two actors, including the director, and there are only four people on staff: the director, actors, and the cinematographer and the recording person. And the shooting was only for four days. The director has never even studied film, and this is his first film as a director. There are certainly some rough edges, but he still managed to create this work. No, that's probably why so many movies were created.

Released nationwide from Saturday, April 22nd, including Eurospace Distributor: Uzumasa

Click here for director interview

Old movie "Wings of Desire"

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35 years ago on April 23rd, ``Wings of Desire'' (1987) was released in Japan. In the late 1980s, when the mini-theater boom was occurring in Tokyo, a number of long-running hits were being produced one after another, but this one was by far the most enthusiastic. After its release at Hibiya's Chante Cine, it received high praise from the media and word of mouth, and became a long-running hit for over 30 weeks. After that, the movie moved to another theater and continued to be shown for over a year.

Read the review here