An interesting story
Added 7/12/2008
In this score, the talented actor Takeshi Kaneshiro, even in his early career, reveals his talent and love for what he does. It's a must see, since it's a story of internal quest about the way we should live our life without spending it worthlessly.
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I like Mira, but this is one of the worst movies I've ever seen. How in the world she got involved in this production (including a couple of cast members from the mini-series, The Sopranos...which, BTW, do horrible acting), is beyond me! The 4 and 5 star ratings on this vid were the reason I purchased it. One man's poison is another man's treasure, but this 'dog' is just that: a Dog!
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I so wanted to like this movie, but it's unwatchable!
Added 8/31/2007
After all, I love Takeshi Kaneshiro and Mira Sorvino. But it plays like a series of cobbled-together student films (I've been in a couple at Columbia College and there's a remarkable likeness to the short films produced by Tech II students) with no cohesive narrative. There are some compelling cameos/vignettes in the film by Aida Turturro and Michael Imperiolli, and Jeffrey Wright (among others) but it's just filler. Mira Sorvino signed on to the film because she wanted to be able to do a film where she speaks Mandarin Chinese (in which she is fluent after spending a year abroad as a Harvard student). As for the film itself, the denouement with the art collector played by Ben Gazzara was violent, bizarre and frankly out-of-synch with the rest of what is, for the most part, a gentle Japanese-"Fish-Out-Of-Water" story. It's a schizophrenic movie with moments of sweetness (which is why I give it 2 stars instead of 1), and I'm fairly certain its stars wouldn't like for it to be remembered as part of their filmography.
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A Must-See for Takeshi Kaneshiro...
Added 7/15/2007
Takeshi Kaneshiro gets 5 stars, which prompts me to give a movie that I'd normally view as 1-2 stars, really, four total. Clearly he's one of the most beautiful men in the world, so just staring at him provides 100% satisfaction for me. Then listening to him speak English...I love it. His portrayl of this character had me smiling from the very start of his opening scene. As far as the movie itself goes, it has a "Basquiat" feel to me. Jeffrey Wright's even in this a bit. Anyway, it's definitely not something I'd have watched without him in it, yet it'll be something that I watch often because he's in it.
P.S. He reminds me of Antonio Banderas, which is a good thing.
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When Will You Die?
Added 6/17/2007
I bought this film because of Takeshi Kaneshiro. I'm not sorry. This is the only film I've seen with Kaneshiro where he speaks english. He plays the part well making it both easy and (at some times) hard to like him. Mira Sorvino is amazing as Death. She portrays death as a sad creature who has work to do but almost hates that she has to do it.
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When Death tells Kenji (Kaneshiro) that he has 12 more hours to live, she thinks she's doing him a favor. Unfortunately, in trying to do what he wants, Kenji begins to go slightly crazy. Knowing that he is going to die, Kenji realizes that he has nothing to lose and ends up hurting several people.
*END SPOILER*
Kaneshiro is wonderful in his portrayal of Kenji in this film and Sorvino shines. With off beat characters thrown in everywhere there is surely something that everyone will like.
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