All about Shunji Iwai
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.พ. 2018
- Written and edited by Khoo
Voiced by Jaymie Dornan
Films exposed
Hana and Alice
The case of Hana and Alice
Love Letter
April Story
The Kon Ichikawa Story
Swallowtail
All about Lily Chou Chou
Picnic
Undo - ภาพยนตร์และแอนิเมชัน
I've always loved Shunji Iwai, especially Lily chou chou, picnic and vampire. In fact, I'd say All About Lily Chou Chou changed my life when I watched it in 2011/2012. It completely changed my perspective of film and art and that is why it is my favorite film till this day. Your description of the purpose of his films hits the nail on the head. You put into words what I felt while watching his films. You explained it perfectly. This is an amazing video. Thank you.
Thank you! I hope more people can know about Shunji Iwai, he is definitely one of my favourites too.
himizu is my favorite one too
Have you watched ''Undo'' yet? If not i recommend it to you. This film is also great and have a lot of aesthetic scenes. I mean the scene is really nice, some looks like a painting.
@@sheepred9209 I have watched Undo, yes. It is a beautiful film. Iwai and his cinematographer make such aesthetic shots. I completely agree, the shots in his films are like paintings. I wrote that in an essay for university and referred to it as "picture-frame shots"
I really wanna watch picnic but i have no idea where to find it online with subtitles. Could i get by without them maybe???
Ridiculously underrated director! Love Lily Chou Chou. Great video!!
Thanks! Yes, he is so underrated and I wish more people would know about him.
Lily Chou Chou tear me apart and put me back together
how?
i’m just wondering how the hell he gets the budgets for these movies obviously if they’re popular he’ll get more money but they always look so expensive 😭
Well he constantly casts pop music stars and younger coming age actors. They are easier to sell among producers eyes, so they give him the money. plus his movies were hit back in the days, so he certainly have made an cult following of his
the feelings after watching the movie for the first time is just unbelievable something like invisble ether..(lily chou chou)
the simplicity which shunji manages so well and gracefully in his works is my ether
My fav director, He know what he's doing, a unique perspective in story telling and also beauty aestetich make him really unfairly underrated.
Him and wong kar wai >>
My absolute favorite director of all time. I often feel pinned against the seat after watching his movies. So deep, so relatable, often emotionally devastating...
My favorites are Love Letter and Swallowtail Butterfly. Love Letter has the most beautiful winter cinematography I have ever seen and the ending of the film is maybe the sweetest scene of all time hahaha. While Swallowtail is probably Iwai's most unique and ambitious work, a legitimate epic- Shunji Iwai style.
That said, I did not like All about Lily Chou Chou. It's his most self indulgent work, his usual filmmaking quirks are all cranked up to 10 and it is simply too much. Only the most hardcore Iwai or arthouse fans will enjoy it, it's undecipherable to the general audience. I imagine the film would be maddening to the average filmgoer, as even I could barely sit through it. That said, no one can deny the man is a true auteur.
@swagikuro My favorite Iwai film is probably A Bride for Rip Van Winkle. But Love Letter is a close second with Lily Chou Chou. I love Lily Chou Chou for the reasons you described lol. The sprawling experimental nature of the film really captured me. I really love most of his films though including Swallowtail. Even the tv movie ones like Ghost Soup and April Story.
Lol it's the opposite for me
i want to thank you and this channel for introducing me to Shunji iwai. I got so interested in his work and watched many of his films in the past six years after watching your video.
There are also many outstanding aspects of Shunji Iwai's filmmaking. He highlights a lot of the social issues in his films and there's just a sincerity/honesty in portraying youth. I've watched Florida Project recently and nearing the end, I feel there are some deliberate choices in the children shots. It feels like some shots are used as a 'tear jerker' that made me feel uncomfortable. Don't get me wrong, I loved Florida Project and think its an excellent film but the way Shunji Iwai portrayed youth and innocence is much more raw and powerful than many films out there.
Love letter is 🙌
I still love this video, I love this one in particular. Hope you're well
Hey Jaymie, what a pleasant surprise. Been a little too busy with work to make more essays but I'm doing well otherwise, hope you are too.
nice video, i don't know if enough ameko/europeans know about iwai and his idiosyncratic works. i'd recommend hideaki anno for fans of iwai, his lesser known stuff hits some of the same notes.
I really wanna watch picnic but i have no idea where to find it online with subtitles. Could i get by without them maybe???
Loved the analysis you did.. :)
Shunji Iwai has grown to be one of my favourite directors ..his style is so unique and comforting in a way.. i still haven't watched many of his work but i hope to ..
Where the hell is Criterion with Shunji Iwai already? Tarantino once referred to him as the Japanese version of himself.
Could be my favourite director. Thanks for the excellent video!
Recently watch direct talk at bank world and i recently knew that he is the maker of Hana want saku song lyric. What a genius
I love his works
Your channel Is gold, keep uploading vids
Subscribed. Wonderful video shining light on a very underrated filmmaker
Love letter is the classic
One of da best videos
While looking up pictures to edit for my own video today I found you via the Poetry of Tony Takitani thumbnail on Google Images. I watched that video and really love your telling of a story and now this one which has opened me to another style of storytelling. Thank you. Keep it up and your channel is too good to not have more subs. Thank you again. I am now subbed and waiting for your next video.
Thank you for your kind words. I hope to bring better content and explore more on Asian directors.
Shunji Iwai is every bit as a true genius of film and humanity as Akira Kurasawa. Every work is art.
All about Lily Chou Chou
nice v-essay
Thank you
The movie was Picnic, I stopped watching after seeing Mannequins with a lot of ahh... people say this movie is meaningful but I never finished it like Hana & Alice, All about Lily Chou-chou, or Swallowtail butterfly. 😢
nice review man
I like love letter
Обожаю всё о Лили чоу-чоу
I've seen 6 of these films.
Picnic. ❤️
incredible!! love this director and loved this video. btw where can i watch The Kon Ichikawa Story?
did you watch it? if yes, where?
shunji iwai always amazed me
i see u everywhere
i saw u under picnic comment section i think
@@bathingabehahaaaa i love to comment
@@bathingabeyes ! i commented this video! i love shunji iwai’s movies so much
@@blue_cat444 same
♡
Me gonna do the VN version of this video
can someone recommend a good site for watching his films? i have only seen one and haven’t been able to find some of the others!
Does anybody know the black and white movie around 0:06?
Any idea where can i watch Chang-ok's letter?
5:00 wait i just noticed, this is miwako ichikawa?
Where do you watch this movie? Website.
Can someone explain it?
Sorry Lily CHOU CHOU (pronounced Shou Shou)
what song in 2:27 parts?
I really wanna watch picnic but i have no idea where to find it online with subtitles. Could i get by without them maybe???
Ikr..me too..been looking for it for months now
They have it here on TH-cam! with English, Spanish and Portuguese sub
@@luminny5226 hahha...thnx a bunch and yes i did watch it here on YT .. found out in another comment ..
Was really beautiful :)
What's the music that starts at 2:27?
this comment was 5 years ago but i finally found it, its 鍵 by shunji iwai, its the first one on the album called 'filmful life'
Whats the song at 0:05
can someone explain all about lily chou chou to me please
Mostly about a kid name Yuichi and the hardships he goes through in the coming of age story and how they have almost a cult like following to a popstar name Lillie chou chou and the music brings them together even though there are external, very serious real life problems happening.
LALISA ; I highly recommend this movie the full thing is here on TH-cam
@karina I believe so
@karina right? I really love this movie but it's hard to tell people about it because people can't get over reading subtitles:/
I don't understand the film "undo"
Flims are mean to feel, not to understand.