MinoruMiki — settima

ドキュメント路上 [Document Rojo / On the Road: The Document] (Noriaki Tsuchimoto, 1964)

Wed, 26 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0100

ドキュメント路上 [Document Rojo / On the Road: The Document] (Noriaki Tsuchimoto, 1964)

Mar

26

Road Traffic Act 1934

A look from a Tokyo cab driver's perspective. We see the dashboard, heavy trucks ahead, and behind, and the reflection of the driver in his rearview mirror. DP: Tatsuo Suzuki.

Bad drivers: the start of compulsory driving tests in the UK was established on March 26, 1934* with the Road Traffic Act.

“This film portrays the traffic war that goes on every day. — Tokyo, 1964”

– opening title

*I find no solid proof to support this statement

#Bales2025FilmChallenge #RoadTrafficAct1934 #NoriakiTsuchimoto #KimioKawasaki #MinoruMiki #TatsuoSuzuki #CarCrash #traffic #taxis #cars #jazz #documentary #Tokyo #Japan #1960s ★★★★½

聖母観音大菩薩 [Seibo Kannon daibosatsu / Eros Eterna] (Kōji Wakamatsu, 1977)

Fri, 07 Mar 2025 12:00:00 +0100

聖母観音大菩薩 [Seibo Kannon daibosatsu / Eros Eterna] (Kōji Wakamatsu, 1977)

Mar

7

immortality

The yao bikuni (Eiko Matsuda) rises from the ocean. DP: Hideo Itō.

An immortal character on the date Highlander (1986) was released.

– Dont raise your voice! I'll kill you if you make a sound.

– Would you please?

When a woman eats the flesh of a 人魚 (ningyo, litt. “human fish” but in Western context commenly translated as “mermaid”), she may become a 八百比丘尼 [yao bikuni], an 800 year^* old Buddhist nun granted youth and longevity.

^*The number 8 symbolises growth and prosperity. Larger numbers starting with 8 indicate that the amount is endless, comparable to saying “hundreds/thousands/millions of […]” in English. Therefore, 800 years can be understood as immortal.

#Bales2025FilmChallenge #immortality #KōjiWakamatsu #EikoMatsuda #OsamuSakuta #AtsukoAsano #RenjiIshibashi #TaijiTonoyama #MinoruMiki #HideoItō #Shinto #Buddhism #folklore #PinkuEiga #ATG #drama #Japan #1970s

浪華悲歌 [Naniwa erejī / Osaka Elegy] (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1936)

Sun, 15 Dec 2024 18:19:25 +0100

浪華悲歌 [Naniwa erejī / Osaka Elegy] (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1936)

Dec

15

International Tea Day

A woman in kimono sits at a low wooden tea cabinet. It holds a small tea pot and other utensils. The traditional setup is broken in the background with contemporary Western furniture. She's smoking. DP: Minoru Miki.

Something with tea for International Tea Day.

#Bales2024FilmChallenge #InternationalTeaDay #tea #KenjiMizoguchi #IsuzuYamada #YōkoUmemura #ChiyokoŌkura #KōichiTakagi #MinoruMiki #drama #Japan #1930s

MinoruMiki — settima

ドキュメント 路上 [Document Rojo / On the Road: The Document] (Noriaki Tsuchimoto, 1964)

ドキュメント 路上 [Document Rojo / On the Road: The Document] (Noriaki Tsuchimoto, 1964)

Mar

26

Road Traffic Act 1934

A look from a Tokyo cab driver's perspective. We see the dashboard, heavy trucks ahead, and behind, and the reflection of the driver in his rearview mirror. DP: Tatsuo Suzuki.

Bad drivers: the start of compulsory driving tests in the UK was established on March 26, 1934* with the Road Traffic Act.

– opening title

*I find no solid proof to support this statement

#Bales2025FilmChallenge #RoadTrafficAct1934 #NoriakiTsuchimoto #KimioKawasaki #MinoruMiki #TatsuoSuzuki #CarCrash #traffic #taxis #cars #jazz #documentary #Tokyo #Japan #1960s ★★★★½

聖母観音大菩薩 [Seibo Kannon daibosatsu / Eros Eterna] (Kōji Wakamatsu, 1977)

聖母観音大菩薩 [Seibo Kannon daibosatsu / Eros Eterna] (Kōji Wakamatsu, 1977)

Mar

7

immortality

The yao bikuni (Eiko Matsuda) rises from the ocean. DP: Hideo Itō.

An immortal character on the date Highlander (1986) was released.

When a woman eats the flesh of a 人魚 (ningyo, litt. “human fish” but in Western context commenly translated as “mermaid”), she may become a 八百比丘尼 [yao bikuni], an 800 year* old Buddhist nun granted youth and longevity.

*The number 8 symbolises growth and prosperity. Larger numbers starting with 8 indicate that the amount is endless, comparable to saying “hundreds/thousands/millions of […]” in English. Therefore, 800 years can be understood as immortal.

#Bales2025FilmChallenge #immortality #KōjiWakamatsu #EikoMatsuda #OsamuSakuta #AtsukoAsano #RenjiIshibashi #TaijiTonoyama #MinoruMiki #HideoItō #Shinto #Buddhism #folklore #PinkuEiga #ATG #drama #Japan #1970s

浪華悲歌 [Naniwa erejī / Osaka Elegy] (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1936)

浪華悲歌 [Naniwa erejī / Osaka Elegy] (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1936)

Dec

15

International Tea Day

A woman in kimono sits at a low wooden tea cabinet. It holds a small tea pot and other utensils. The traditional setup is broken in the background with contemporary Western furniture. She's smoking. DP: Minoru Miki.

Something with tea for International Tea Day.

#Bales2024FilmChallenge #InternationalTeaDay #tea #KenjiMizoguchi #IsuzuYamada #YōkoUmemura #ChiyokoŌkura #KōichiTakagi #MinoruMiki #drama #Japan #1930s

ドキュメント路上 [Document Rojo / On the Road: The Document] (Noriaki Tsuchimoto, 1964)

ドキュメント路上 [Document Rojo / On the Road: The Document] (Noriaki Tsuchimoto, 1964)

When a woman eats the flesh of a 人魚 (ningyo, litt. “human fish” but in Western context commenly translated as “mermaid”), she may become a 八百比丘尼 [yao bikuni], an 800 year^* old Buddhist nun granted youth and longevity.

^*The number 8 symbolises growth and prosperity. Larger numbers starting with 8 indicate that the amount is endless, comparable to saying “hundreds/thousands/millions of […]” in English. Therefore, 800 years can be understood as immortal.