For his fourth full feature, Toyoshi Toyoda has abandoned the theme of the angry young man, examined in depth in Pornostar, Blue Spring and 9 Souls. Kuchu Teien is, on the face of it, more a drama, a character study, than a typical Toyoda genre flick. Yet within this beautifully structured and photographed film, there lies a dark soul. Ostensibly the story of a happy family, it becomes increasingly clear as the movie progresses that the Kyobashis are anything but. Despite a family agreement that they are all open with each other, the entire household knows the opposite is true.
Anne Suzuki | Mana Kyobashi | |
Itsuji Itao | Takashi Kyobashi | |
Eita | Tezuka | |
Masahiro Hirota | Ko Kyobashi | |
Jun Kunimura | ||
Asami Imajuku |
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