Crickets (film)

Crickets
Crickets
Directed by	Shinji Aoyama
Screenplay by	Ryo Iwamatsu
Story by	Motohiro Hatanaka
Produced by	Motohiro Hatanaka; Akihiko Yose
Starring	Kyōka Suzuki; Tsutomu Yamazaki; Masanobu Andō; Ayumi Ito
Cinematography	Masaki Tamura
Edited by	Yuji Oshige
Music by	Hiroyuki Nagashima
Production; company	Aoi Promotion
Release date	September 8, 2006 (Venice Film Festival);
Running time	102 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Crickets (こおろぎ, Kōrogi) is a 2006 Japanese drama film directed by Shinji Aoyama.

Plot

Cast

Kyōka Suzuki as Kaoru
Tsutomu Yamazaki as Blind Man
Masanobu Andō as Taichi
Ayumi Ito as Eiko

Production

Crickets was filmed in 1.33:1 aspect ratio.^[1]

Release

Crickets debuted in Orizzonti section at the 63rd Venice International Film Festival on September 8, 2006.^[2]

Reception

Film Comment named the film as one of "19 Films to Look Out For" in 2007. Japanese film critic Shigehiko Hasumi said, "Crickets can be seen as a bold reply to Sokurov’s The Sun."^[3]

References

^ Weissberg, Jay (September 14, 2006). "Crickets - Film Reviews - Venice". Variety.
^ Lardieri, Leonardo (September 8, 2006). "VENEZIA 63: "Koorogi" (Crickets), di Aoyama Shinji (Orizzonti)". Sentieri Selvaggi.
^ Hasumi, Shigehiko (2007). "TERRA INCOGNITA: 19 Films to Look Out For". Film Comment.

External links

Kôrogi at IMDb
Koorogi at AllMovie

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[1] Weissberg, Jay (September 14, 2006). "Crickets - Film Reviews - Venice". Variety.

[2] Lardieri, Leonardo (September 8, 2006). "VENEZIA 63: "Koorogi" (Crickets), di Aoyama Shinji (Orizzonti)". Sentieri Selvaggi.

[3] Hasumi, Shigehiko (2007). "TERRA INCOGNITA: 19 Films to Look Out For". Film Comment.

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