
Kakuu no Inu to Uso wo tsuku Neko
A moving drama about a traditional Japanese family through a quarter of a century. It is the year 1988. Yamabuki is an eight-year-old little boy growing up in a traditional family where every family member has problems and secrets...
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"Everyone has their own tangled mess to unravel before they can finally make peace with themselves. The imaginary dog originates from the lying cat, and the lying cat creates the imaginary dog. The cinematography is steady, quiet, and protracted; the seemingly scattered earlier elements are all gathered and linked together later on. The colour palette is almost consistently cold and stark, and the shot scale is often distant and aloof, keeping you at arm's length, only allowing observation rather than immersion. Yet, the warm moments still manage to be touching. Although the director menti..."
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A moving drama about a traditional Japanese family through a quarter of a century. It is the year 1988. Yamabuki is an eight-year-old little boy growing up in a traditional family where every family member has problems and secrets...





