Jun Ichikawa

Film Review: Kaisha Monogatari: Memories of You (Jun Ichikawa, 1988)

Once Kaisha Monogatari: Memories of You, Jun Ichikawa's 2nd feature, is over, a feeling consumed me. This feeling is the same one felt after watching Tony Takitani (2005) for the first time: wanting to see more films from Ichikawa. Unfortunately for English speaking audiences there seems to be few releases abroad that can satisfy. Apart from a few Hong Kong DVDs and some from Japan, the man's work has very few chances of reaching an audience.

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