This week's recommendation January 17, 2025 (Friday) New movie "Enemy" / Old movie "Man on the Moon"

2025.01.17

New movie "Enemy"

Many of Yasutaka Tsutsui's works have been adapted to film, such as "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time" (1983), "Paprika" (2006), and "Jazz Daimyo" (1986), but this time a new masterpiece has been added to the list. Moreover, the director is Yoshida Daihachi, who also directed "Kirishima, Bukatsu Yamerutteyo" (2012) and "Decoy" (2021). In fact, this film, "The Enemy," achieved the feat of winning three awards at last year's Tokyo International Film Festival: the Tokyo Grand Prix, the Best Actor Award, and the Best Director Award. There is something intensely captivating about this black-and-white film depicting the daily life of an elderly man.

January 17th (Friday) Theater Shinjuku and other locations nationwide Distribution: Happinet Phantom Studios/Geek Pictures

Click here for director interview

Old movie "Man on the Moon"

January 17th is Jim Carrie's birthday. His starring role in "Man on the Moon" (1999) is a film depicting the life of Andy Kaufman, a comedian with an unconventional style of comedy. Jim Carrie expressed a strong desire to play the role, and even though he was a top star, he auditioned, and even made a video in which he copied Kaufman's material exactly, and got his dream role.

Read the review here