Map of the Sounds of Tokyo
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| Directed by | Isabel Coixet |
| Produced by | Jaume Roures |
| Written by | Isabel Coixet |
| Starring | Rinko Kikuchi |
| Cinematography | Jean-Claude Larrieu |
| Editing by | Irene Blecua |
| Release date(s) | 13 May 2009 |
| Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Japanese, English, Bahasa Melayu |
Map of the Sounds of Tokyo (Spanish: Mapa de los sonidos de Tokio) is a 2009 Spanish drama film directed by Isabel Coixet. The film competed in the main competition at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival.[1]
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[edit] Plot
The film is the story of a young lady working nights at a Tokyo fishmarket while taking on jobs as a hitlady.
[edit] Cast
- Rinko Kikuchi – Ryu
- Sergi López – David
- Min Tanaka – Narrator
- Manabu Oshio – Yoshi
- Takeo Nakahara – Nagara
- Hideo Sakaki – Ishida
[edit] Criticism
The movie has been criticized for misrepresenting Japanese culture – a scene in the movie depicts nyotaimori (the practice of serving sushi on the body of a naked female) as if it were commonplace in Japan, while in reality it is nearly non-existent.[2] However, even in the film, the two Japanese businessmen ridicule the need to "eat hot sushi off a woman's navel" in order to "fit in with the idea that they have of us..."
[edit] References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Map of the Sounds of Tokyo". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/10904913/year/2009.html. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
- ^ "Nyotaimori: a Japanese tradition?". japantimes. http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fs20091203a4.html. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
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