Sketches of Kaitan City

Sketches of Kaitan City
Theatrical release poster
海炭市叙景
Directed byKazuyoshi Kumakiri
Written byTakashi Ujita
Based onYasushi Sato
Produced byMichio Koshikawa
Starring
CinematographyRyuto Kondo
Edited byYoshisuke Hori
Music byJim O'Rourke
Distributed bySlow Learner
Release date
  • 18 December 2010 (2010-12-18)
Running time
152 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Sketches of Kaitan City (海炭市叙景, Kaitanshi Jokei) is a 2010 Japanese drama film directed by Kazuyoshi Kumakiri and starring Mitsuki Tanimura and Ryo Kase.

Cast

Release

The film had its world premiere at the Tokyo International Film Festival in 2010.[1] It was released in Japan on 18 December 2010.[2]

Reception

Dustin Chang of Twitch Film felt that the film "resembles strongly of the neo-neo realism of the Dardenne brothers' films but without their sense of hope".[3] Meanwhile, Maggie Lee of The Hollywood Reporter noted Kazuyoshi Kumakiri's "low key but tender depictions of working class people and subtle assimilation of socio-economical realities, redolent of the works of Jia Zhangke and Wang Bing's West of the Tracks".[4]

References

  1. ^ Adams, Mark (2 November 2010). "Sketches of Kaitan City". Screen International.
  2. ^ 函館発「海炭市叙景」公開 ノロで欠席の熊切監督もホッ (in Japanese). Eiga.com. 18 December 2010.
  3. ^ Chang, Dustin (17 July 2011). "JAPAN CUTS 2011: SKETCHES OF KAITAN CITY Review". Twitch Film.
  4. ^ Lee, Maggie (7 January 2012). "Sketches of Kaitan City: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.


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