There are two types of people in this world: those who find a 90-minute romantic comedy musical with a 90-second song serving as an intermission break twee; and those who find it charming. Middle ground doesn’t exist in this equation and director Yukinori Makabe rightfully refuses to pretend otherwise. His film Love, Life and Goldfish (adapted by Atsumi Tsuchi from Noriko Otani’s manga of the same name) wears its idiosyncratic feel-good sentimentality on its sleeve to provide the dreamlike environment Makoto Kashiba (Matsuya Onoe) needs to break free from a repressed life precariously balanced atop a foundation of work. His bank clerk has never tapped into the emotional well filling within for almost thirty years, so it’s no surprise he’s springing volatile leaks everywhere he turns.
It’s why he finds himself in this foreign place he disparagingly dismisses as “the sticks” when he had a...
It’s why he finds himself in this foreign place he disparagingly dismisses as “the sticks” when he had a...
- 8/15/2021
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
Based on the manga series “Sukutte Goran” by Noriko Otani and featuring Matsuya Onoe, one of the most popular young Japanese Kabuki actors, and Kanako Momota of Japan’s top idol “Momoiro cloverZ”, “Love, Life and Goldfish” is a rare musical coming from Japan, which also bolsters rather impressive visuals.
“Love, Life and Goldfish” review is part of the Submit Your Film Initiative
Makoto Kashiba was once an elite bank clerk, working for a big bank in Tokyo. Due to an error however, he is demoted to a small branch in the country, a fact that has left him completely devastated. However, upon arriving in the area, he meets beautiful Yoshino Ikoma, who owns a parlor hosting a game where people try to catch as many goldfish as possible in a set amount of time, and falls in love with her. She, however, is in love with master pianist and goldfish catcher Noboru Oji,...
“Love, Life and Goldfish” review is part of the Submit Your Film Initiative
Makoto Kashiba was once an elite bank clerk, working for a big bank in Tokyo. Due to an error however, he is demoted to a small branch in the country, a fact that has left him completely devastated. However, upon arriving in the area, he meets beautiful Yoshino Ikoma, who owns a parlor hosting a game where people try to catch as many goldfish as possible in a set amount of time, and falls in love with her. She, however, is in love with master pianist and goldfish catcher Noboru Oji,...
- 5/16/2021
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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