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| Directed by | Tetsuya Nakashima |
| Screenplay by | Tetsuya Nakashima |
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| Cinematography | Masakazu Ato |
| Edited by | Yoshiyuki Koike |
| Music by | Gabriele Roberto |
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| Distributed by | Toho |
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| Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Box office | $9,578,449 |
Memories of Matsuko (嫌われ松子の一生, Kiraware Matsuko no Isshō, "Life of despised Matsuko") is a 2006 Japanese film written and directed by Tetsuya Nakashima. It is based on a Japanese novel by Muneki Yamada.
It has not yet received North American distribution, though in its North American premiere at the 2007 New York Asian Film Festival, the film received the Audience Award with an average rating of 9.2
Plot
The story begins with Sho's girlfriend breaking up with him, who reasons her decision with that he's a bore. Devastated and trying to cope with the situation he's sleeping at home when he's suddenly waken up by his father who's giving him a visit carrying an urn with ashes of Sho's aunt Matsuko. Unbeknownst to Sho that his father had another sister, his father asks him to clean up the apartment of her so he can return the keys to the landlord. While cleaning up the mountains of trash he gradually learns more about the life of his aunt Matsuko.
Cast
Matsuko's family
- Miki Nakatani – Matsuko Kawajiri (川尻 松子 Kawajiri Matsuko)
- Kana Okunoya – younger Matsuko Kawajiri
- Eita – Sho Kawajiri (川尻 笙 Kawajiri Shō): He moved to Tokyo to become a musician, but was frustrated and shaken by his lover. Although he was living a rough life for that, he came to know his personality by touching Matsuko's life.
- Akira Emoto – Kozo Kawajiri (川尻 恒造 Kawajiri Kōzō): Matsuko's father who is worried about Kumi who is ill, but faces Matsuko severely.
- Teruyuki Kagawa – Norio Kawajiri (川尻 紀夫 Kawajiri Norio): Matsuko's brother. He is resentful of Matsuko because she destroyed the family.
- Mikako Ichikawa – Kumi Kawajiri (川尻 久美 Kawajiri Kumi): Matsuko's ill sister.
Matsuko's lover
- Yusuke Iseya – Youichi Ryu (龍 洋一 Ryū Yōichi): A former student who made Matsuko's life miserable. He becomes a yakuza when he is older and Matsuko's former lover.
- Shosuke Tanihara – Shunji Saeki (佐伯 俊二 Saeki Shunji): A colleague teacher whom Matsuko thinks of when she still work in school.
- Kankuro Kudo – Tetsuya Yamekawa: An aspiring writer who believes that Dazai Osamu will be reborn. Matsuko's former lover and later commits suicide.
- Gekidan Hitori – Takeo Okano (岡野 健夫 Okano Takeo): Tetsuya's friend and aspiring writer. Matsuko's former lover after Tetsuya's death
- Ryo Arakawa - Kenji Shimazu: A barber who stop Matsuko from committing suicide. Matsuko's former lover
- Shinji Takeda - Yasushi Onodera: Matsuko's former lover who was killed by Matsuko
Other
- Asuka Kurosawa – Megumi Sawamura (沢村 めぐみ Sawamura Megumi): Matsuko's best friend. Former stripper and porn-star actress name "Aoi Mizusawa". Now she work as a company president.
- Bonnie Pink – Ayano (綾乃)
- Nagisa Katahira – herself
- Sora Aoi
Release
Initial Release
Memories of Matsuko was distributed theatrically in Japan on May 26 2006 by Toho. The film won Miki Nakatani the award for Best Actress (along with her work in Lof and Christmas on July 24th) and Best Actress at the Mainichi Film Concours and Japanese Academy Awards. The film also won Best Editing and Best Music Score at the Japanese Academy Awards.
Home media
The film has been released in the UK on DVD and Blu-ray by Third Window Films.
Awards
2007 The Asian Film Awards - Best Actress Miki Nakatani, Best visual effect, Masahide Yanagawase, Best arts direct, Towako Kuwashima
2007 Japanese Academy Award Winner - Best Actress, Best Music, Best Editing
2006 Japanese Professional Award Winner - Best Actress
Notes
- ^ Galbraith IV 2008, p. 442.
- "Memories of Matsuko". Boxofficemojo. Retrieved March 04, 2012.
- Asian Cinema – While on the Road (2007). "NYAFF Audience Award and Final Comments". Asian Cinema – While on the Road. Retrieved January 8, 2008.
- http://thirdwindowfilms.com/films/memories-of-matsuko
References
- Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 1461673747.
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External links
- Official site in Japanese
- Kiraware Matsuko no Isshō at IMDb
- Template:Amg movie
- Yahoo movie information
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