DVD: Nobuko Miyamoto

DVD: Nobuko Miyamoto

DVD:

Nobuko Miyamoto

Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto

Fox Lorber, 1998

Makes one Hungry
Besides a few major films created by such luminaries as Kurosawa Akira Kagemusha (1980) and Ran (1985) and a small handful of other films, the 1980s, although Japan's economy was booming, was a major dry spell for the Japanese film industry. Directors such as Oshima ...

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Masahiro Motoki, Honami Suzuki

The Funeral

Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto

Fox Lorber, 1999

A wry commentary on the loss of meaning in traditions
There are times when death has been appropriate and hilarious material for a comedy. The juxtaposition of the seriousness of a funeral with wacky hijinks and hootenannies makes for funny stuff. But don't expect to find any of that in Itami's social commentary, "The ...

A Taxing Woman

Nobuko Miyamoto, Tsutomu Yamazaki

Itami Productions, 2005

Great movie.
'A Taxing Woman' is funny, dramatic, and very inventive. The acting is wonderful, the plot is full of surprises, and the social commentary is sharp and interesting.

Supermarket Woman

Nobuko Miyamoto, Masahiko Tsugawa

Itami productions, 2007

Quality or Quantity
"Supermarket Woman" ("Supa no onna") is the fourth in director Itami Juzo's "woman" series, that started with his 1987 film A Taxing Woman. All of them follow similar themes, featuring his plucky wife Miyamoto Nobuku who tackles the big boys with nothing more than ...

A Taxing Woman

Nobuko Miyamoto, Tsutomu Yamazaki

Fox Lorber, 1998

A Masterful Director who was murdered for his art
This movie is one of the most perfect crime films I have ever seen. From the first frame to the last frame, it displays total mastery of filmmaking. Despite the language barrier, the acting is breathtaking. This is a director who uses the physicality of his actors in ...

Tampopo

Ken Watanabe; Koji Yakusho; Nobuko Miyamoto

Itami Productions, 2005

Down Right Eye Opening
I had read about Tampopo and became instantly intrigued so I set out to watch in hope it was as interesting as I had built it up to be in my head from the brief synopsis. While watching this movie I quickly realized it was quite different than anything I had seen. ...