Debut film from manga artist Seiichi Hayashi. A boy and a girl from the same hometown reunite in the big city and sleep together one night. But, the girl reveals the following day that she is engaged to someone else...
Seiichi Hayashi
Director
Jōji Ichimura
Yoshiharu Ozawa
Tetsu Kashiwa
Osamu Matsumura
Ruwi Hayama
Reiko Tajima
Ryujin Nagare
Nobuhiro Ikeda
Masami Arisawa
Fumiko Tajima
Chiba Suetomo
Woman in hotel
Shōhei Yamamoto
Man in trench coat
Genpei Akasegawa
Crossdresser
Mitsuo Aramaki
Company president
Setsuko Hayashi
Bar owner
Keitaro Nakajima
“Candyman ain't a 'he.’ Candyman is the whole damn hive." Candyman represents all Black victims of white supremacy, and this art form narratively conveys it in a succinct, adulatory way, the history of which is rare to find.
Intergenerational friendships and community can be so powerful, and this was a great example.
The French-born director Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre’s strategic choice to entrust the interpretation of a conventional, feminine character to a non-binary actor pays off: Corrin’s Lady Chatterley is awkward, edgy, and uninhibited at the same time.
In addition to the cast being delightfully diverse this time around, the film was just loosely-plotted and action-packed enough to keep a casual fan like myself entertained. While I do agree that the writing of Cole left much to be desired for an original character thrust into a preconceived universe, none of the characters seemed particularly fleshed out in terms of personality; however, I think that's to be expected when you're watching a film literally inspired by a video game.
A Japanese anime movie that brings survival, adventure, and friendship to the big screen.