- Map of the Sounds of Tokyo
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Map of the Sounds of Tokyo Directed by Isabel Coixet Produced by Jaume Roures Written by Isabel Coixet Starring Rinko Kikuchi Cinematography Jean-Claude Larrieu Editing by Irene Blecua Release date(s) 13 May 2009 Running time 109 minutes Country Spain Language Japanese, English, Bahasa Melayu Map of the Sounds of Tokyo (Spanish: Mapa de los sonidos de Tokio) is a 2009 Spanish drama film directed by Isabel Coixet. The film competed in the main competition at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival.[1]
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Plot
The film is the story of a young lady working nights at a Tokyo fishmarket while taking on jobs as a hitlady.
Cast
- Rinko Kikuchi – Ryu
- Sergi López – David
- Min Tanaka – Narrator
- Manabu Oshio – Yoshi
- Takeo Nakahara – Nagara
- Hideo Sakaki – Ishida
Criticism
The movie has been criticized for misrepresenting Japanese culture – a scene in the movie depicts nyotaimori (the practice of serving sushi on the body of a naked female) as if it were commonplace in Japan, while in reality it is nearly non-existent.[2] However, even in the film, the two Japanese businessmen ridicule the need to "eat hot sushi off a woman's navel" in order to "fit in with the idea that they have of us..."
References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Map of the Sounds of Tokyo". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/10904913/year/2009.html. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
- ^ "Nyotaimori: a Japanese tradition?". japantimes. http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fs20091203a4.html. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
External links
Categories:- 2009 films
- Spanish films
- Japanese films
- Japanese-language films
- 2000s drama films
- Films directed by Isabel Coixet
- Girls with guns films
- Spanish film stubs
- 2000s Japanese film stubs
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