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I Am Keiko (桂子ですけど, Keiko Desu Kedo) is a 1997 Japanese drama written and directed by Sion Sono.

Plot

Keiko, the protagonist, turns 22 in three weeks. She lives in Tokyo and works as a waiter. She mourns her father, who had recently died from cancer. Approaching her birthday, she decides to stay in her room and memorize every single moment. Most of the scenes show Keiko in her apartment, though later she goes out and walks through the city into a snowy field.

Reception

One commentator says that the movie is highly visual and poetic, and that it contemplates on the nature of time and loneliness.

After screening at the 29th Torino Film Festival, it was described by Italian critic Luca Calderini as "an example of poetry in images".

The reviewer Carson Lund calls the movie a "tightly wound and endlessly suggestive cinematic artifact".

References

1. ^ "KEIKO DESU KEDO (I AM KEIKO) by Sion Sono". 29 Torino Film Festival. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
2. ^ Carson Lund (2016-08-10). "I Am Keiko". In Review Online. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
3. "Keiko desukedo". Nippon Connection Festival. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
4. Zach Gayne (2021-09-16). "PRISONERS OF THE GHOSTLAND Interview: Director Sion Sono Talks". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
5. Andrea Sorichetti (19 April 2020). "The Whispering Star: il film completo di Sion Sono in streaming gratuito". Anonima Cinefili. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
6. Stefano Caselli (2017-12-19). "Antiporno". Specchio Scuro. Retrieved 2022-05-09.

External links

• I Am Keiko at IMDb

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