Kaoru Kobayashi

  • Shun Nakahara – Coquille (1998)

    1991-2000DramaJapanRomanceShun Nakahara

    The story of two middle-aged persons of opposite sex who are attending a reunion after many years of absence and unfamiliarity takes a turn when through flashbacks we see the love and crush that existed, but was never acted upon, back in those heady high school days. It is, however, better late than never.Read More »

  • Yôichi Higashi – Wangan Doro AKA Gulf Road (1984)

    1981-1990ArthouseDramaJapanYôichi Higashi

    review from Letterboxd
    21st century modern love in 80s Japan. carried out with absolute smoothness, confidence, and nuance. The male protagonist: Choosing to leave after having conducted enough inward reflection (this is surprisingly non-masculine, even with a motorcycle). Somewhat radical, really showed a unique “nonconformist’s” ideal of what love relationship can be. Everything done right, beats Tampopo in almost every sense (except food).Read More »

  • Toshiya Fujita – Jûhassai, umi e (1979)

    1971-1980AsianDramaJapanToshiya Fujita

    Quote:
    I haven’t watched it yet and there seems to be very little information available, but from what I understand, it’s a bleak story of two alienated youths (Morishita Aiko and Nagashima Toshiyuki) preoccupied with entrance exams and suicide. In short, the kind of thing one might expect from Nakagami and Fujita Toshiya.Read More »

Back to top button