Thursday, July 03, 2008
Tokyo Sonata Trailer Online
The official site of Kurosawa Kiyoshi's Tokyo Sonata has been updated with the trailer. It's quite different than the one which I premiered at Nippon Connection. This preview is very good, too, but the Fortissimo version captured the film's X factor in my humble opinion. Thanks to logboy for the tip.
Update: For those wondering about the special donut cellphone strap gift you receive with advanced tickets -- each lead actor as well as Kurosawa drew their own donut, which is printed on the back of the cellphone screen cleaner. As you see in the trailer, nobody wants to eat mom's donuts -- one of the film's motifs that shows how disconnected the family is. At the press conference there were two massive towers of Krispy Kreme donuts on either side of the table (they were a sponsor). On the way out, each attendee got a box of a dozen. I enjoyed a couple and gave the rest to a homeless guy in Shibuya.
And here's a scan of the short piece I wrote for Screen (June 13 ed.) on the press screening.
See all my collected Tokyo Sonata posts.
1 comments:
Aha! Thanks, I've been wondering about the donuts for 2 weeks now. Any word on international sales? Fortissimo keeps things close to the vest.
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