Real | |
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Directed by | Kiyoshi Kurosawa |
Written by | Kiyoshi Kurosawa Sachiko Tanaka |
Based on | A Perfect Day for Plesiosaur by Rokuro Inui |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Akiko Ashizawa |
Edited by | Takashi Saito |
Music by | Kei Haneoka |
Production company | Twins Japan
[1] |
Distributed by | Toho |
Release date |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Box office | $3,801,975 [2] |
Real (リアル〜完全なる首長竜の日〜, Riaru: Kanzen Naru Kubinagaryū no Hi) is a 2013 Japanese science fiction drama film directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, starring Takeru Satoh and Haruka Ayase. [3] It is Kurosawa's first feature film since Tokyo Sonata (2008). [4] It is based on Rokuro Inui's novel A Perfect Day for Plesiosaur. [5] It was released in Japan on 1 June 2013. [6]
Suffering from writer's block, a manga artist Atsumi ( Haruka Ayase) has attempted suicide and is in a coma. Koichi ( Takeru Satoh), Atsumi's lover, tries to awaken her. With help from doctors Aihara ( Miki Nakatani) and Yonemura (Keisuke Horibe), Koichi enters the mind of Atsumi by using the experimental technology called "sensing".
The film was released in Japan on 1 June 2013. [7] It also screened at the 2013 Locarno Festival, [1] the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival, [8] and the 2013 New York Film Festival. [9]
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 57%, with an average rating of 5.85/10, based on 7 reviews. [10]
Eric Kohn of IndieWire gave the film a B− grade, saying: "While the two main leads share enough chemistry to inject their drama with purpose, it's hardly enough to justify the two hour-plus journey." [11] Maggie Lee of Variety had a mixed reaction, describing the films as " Kiyoshi Kurosawa at his least disturbing or mesmerizing," and said: "Although the aesthetics retain the Nipponese horror maestro's trademark haunting quality, the yarn's U-turn from psycho-horror to hokey childlike fable is unexpected and disappointing". [12] Boyd Van Hoeij of The Hollywood Reporter praised the production design by Takeshi Shimizu. [13]
Real | |
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Directed by | Kiyoshi Kurosawa |
Written by | Kiyoshi Kurosawa Sachiko Tanaka |
Based on | A Perfect Day for Plesiosaur by Rokuro Inui |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Akiko Ashizawa |
Edited by | Takashi Saito |
Music by | Kei Haneoka |
Production company | Twins Japan
[1] |
Distributed by | Toho |
Release date |
|
Running time | 127 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Box office | $3,801,975 [2] |
Real (リアル〜完全なる首長竜の日〜, Riaru: Kanzen Naru Kubinagaryū no Hi) is a 2013 Japanese science fiction drama film directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, starring Takeru Satoh and Haruka Ayase. [3] It is Kurosawa's first feature film since Tokyo Sonata (2008). [4] It is based on Rokuro Inui's novel A Perfect Day for Plesiosaur. [5] It was released in Japan on 1 June 2013. [6]
Suffering from writer's block, a manga artist Atsumi ( Haruka Ayase) has attempted suicide and is in a coma. Koichi ( Takeru Satoh), Atsumi's lover, tries to awaken her. With help from doctors Aihara ( Miki Nakatani) and Yonemura (Keisuke Horibe), Koichi enters the mind of Atsumi by using the experimental technology called "sensing".
The film was released in Japan on 1 June 2013. [7] It also screened at the 2013 Locarno Festival, [1] the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival, [8] and the 2013 New York Film Festival. [9]
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 57%, with an average rating of 5.85/10, based on 7 reviews. [10]
Eric Kohn of IndieWire gave the film a B− grade, saying: "While the two main leads share enough chemistry to inject their drama with purpose, it's hardly enough to justify the two hour-plus journey." [11] Maggie Lee of Variety had a mixed reaction, describing the films as " Kiyoshi Kurosawa at his least disturbing or mesmerizing," and said: "Although the aesthetics retain the Nipponese horror maestro's trademark haunting quality, the yarn's U-turn from psycho-horror to hokey childlike fable is unexpected and disappointing". [12] Boyd Van Hoeij of The Hollywood Reporter praised the production design by Takeshi Shimizu. [13]