Map of the Sounds of Tokyo

Map of the Sounds of Tokyo
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 (2009-05-13)
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

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

  1. ^ "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. 
  2. ^ "Nyotaimori: a Japanese tradition?". japantimes. http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fs20091203a4.html. Retrieved 2010-02-07. 

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