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Drawing Restraint 9 (2005) -- The film concerns the theme of self-imposed limitation and continues Matthew Barney's interest in religious rite, this time focusing on Shinto.
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Director:
Matthew Barney
Writer:
Matthew Barney (writer)
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Release Date:
29 March 2006 (USA) more
Genre:
Fantasy more
Plot:
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Cast

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Shigeru Akahori ... Barber
Naomi Araki ... Ama
Matthew Barney ... Occidental Guest

Björk ... Occidental Guest
Hisashi Fujita ... Flensing Deck Crew
Shunsuke Fujita ... Ambergris Procession
Yuta Fukunaga ... Ambergris Procession
Genishi Hakozaki ... Ama
Akimi Hamada ... Bathhouse Attendant
Yuya Hama ... Flensing Deck Crew
Yoshio Harada ... Flensing Deck Crew
Yokio Hyakuda ... Flensing Deck Crew
Akiyo Ikeda ... Flensing Deck Crew
Tomo Isino ... Rendering Tank Attendant
Sachiyo Ito ... Dressing Room Attendant
Tatsuro Iwahara ... Tanker Truck Operator
Hideko Kadoyama ... Ama
Ryutaro Kawasaki ... Ambergris Procession
Emi Kikuchi ... Dressing Room Attendant
Shinya Kimura ... Flensing Deck Crew
Tashiaki Kitaura ... Tanker Truck Operator
Hisato Koyama ... Ambergris Procession
Meg Kuwahara ... Ama
Koji Maki ... Harpooner
Hiroji Mano ... Transport Boat Driver
Yushin Maru ... Catcher Vessel
Yusaku Matayoshi ... Flensing Deck Crew
Toshiyuki Miura ... Catcher Vessel Captain
Mayumi Miyata ... Sho Player
Takaya Nagaze ... Flensing Deck Crew

Jun Naito ... Flensing Deck Crew
Kazuhisa Nakato ... Flensing Deck Crew
Takashi Nishina ... Flensing Deck Crew (as Takeshi Nishino)
Daichi Nogami ... Ambergris Procession
Shiro Nomura
Tomoyuki Ogawa ... Captain
Masaki Ohoe ... Flensing Deck Crew
Junko Okamura ... Ama
Yuki Okawa ... Ambergris Procession
Kazuo Okuda ... Flensing Deck Crew
Satomi Oohata ... Ama
Sosui Oshima ... Host
Satoshi Oyanagi ... Flensing Deck Crew
Toshiaki Ozawa ... Petrolatam Spirit
Shigeharu Sakai ... Tanker Truck Operator
Motomu Sarashiya ... Flensing Deck Crew
Souta Sudo ... Ambergris Procession
Shusei Sugawara ... Wandering Crewman
Jiro Tabichi ... Transport Boat Driver
Kei Takahashi ... Seasick Boy / Ambergris Procession
Hizoraku Takaya ... Rendering Tank Attendant
Makoto Tanaka ... Flensing Deck Crew
Ikkoh Terashima ... Flensing Deck Crew
Rumi Tsuda ... Gift Wrapper

Izuo Watanabe ... Flensing Deck Crew
Shunichi Yamaguchi ... Flensing Deck Crew
Shizue Yamamoto ... Bathhouse Attendant
Kazuo Yamazaki ... Tanker Truck Operator
Hiromaru Yasuda ... Flensing Deck Crew
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Runtime:
135 min
Country:
USA | Japan
Language:
English | Japanese | Icelandic
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Portugal:M/16 | Australia:MA | New Zealand:R13
Filming Locations:
Nagasaki, Japan more
Company:
Restraint LLC more

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8 out of 12 people found the following review useful.
My Two Cents, 23 April 2007
6/10
Author: lad_lambo

First of all with a film like Drawing Restraint 9 I don't believe anything hugely definitive can be said. Most people will take a different view on it complete with their own interpretation (if any). Here's my opinion: I enjoy surrealist film. I like that I don't 'get' what they're about. I appreciate them for the mood they set and the journey they take me on. However, I don't regard this film as strictly surrealist.

For example the film is very linear. It has a (relatively) coherent beginning, middle and end. It's just that what's contained in its linear structure doesn't feel like it makes any sense. It's as though a simple narrative has been made as incoherent as possible just for the sake of art.

Moving onto the more positive - DR9 does look good. Colourful, yet minimalist (if that makes any sense) it conveys something of what this film is about. The soundtrack is mostly excellent (especially the bjork tracks) and does well in complementing the visuals. However, there is about 10mins of audio which is basically a Japanese guy wailing. I'm a tolerant guy but during this segment I had to hit mute. This 10mins alone is reason enough for me never to watch the film again.

Parts of this film are boring. I have nothing against slow paced films but DR9 is having a laugh. Seriously.

DR9 seems to build towards something but the ending does not deliver. When the credits roll you'll wonder if anything really happened over the last two hours.

Infuriating - some of you will love this, most will hate it. Me? I thought it was OK.

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This film made me STOP trying to download movies. a_simple_proposition
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