A film filled to the brim with fried gold

More than 20 years ago Swallowtail and Butterfly was the first film I saw by Shunji Iwai, more or less accidental. It started after midnight on tv and while watching it for a short amount of time I fell asleep, because i was too tired. Maybe more than once. I was too tired to understand what was going on in the film but somehow the images, the dynamic editing, the shifting in the narrative, the music, and the atmosphere totally mesmerized me. I bought the DVD from south korean ebay just to see it again und figure out what the story of the film was and to be honest it took me at least another 3 watches to fully understand all the interwoven plot-lines. The film grows with every watch. The intended nostalgia created by the creator gets mixed up with the nostalgia I get with revisiting this group of outlaws and their familiar connections. I totally love and adore this film. It´s absolutely beautiful.

Let's get my legitimate criticisms out of the way, the blanks are genuinely the most uninteresting villains in cinema history, and that ending is pretty brutal, so I totally get why this one wasn't as beloved as the previous two. All that aside, this movie still has a lot going for it, all the usual brilliant Edgar Wright foreshadowing, a lot of laughs, and I actually was very intrigued by the story for the first half. I know these movies need an over the top villain, but just Gary King and his friends story alone was interesting enough without one.

Jezzy

Obra maestra que llevaré siempre en mi Corazón

Does anyone knows any animes shows that has the same artstyle as Hana and Alice

You don't understand the essence. And I know why. Because you are not latin yourself. It is a different "weltanschaaung" 😉

世界中の街角でこういう場所ありそうだけどなぁ。

and my uncle composed the song to this intro to

what is the name of the song for the first swallowtail clip

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.

Stories that reveal clues, but they remain close to the vest much like most of the people in eastern cultures

Love the review, as others I have been and am comforted by this series. Not a lot of reviews or articles about it?

Fun fact korea and china has a midnight diner version

2:13 thats the best part of it

This is seven years old now, but a wonderful video. Thank you.

nice v-essay

i can't believe i just found this video on recommended - made a video days ago with a similar? exploration (but more on finding a personal angle in WKW's work and applying it to the inspired cinematography :))

Omg, I miss Jep Gambardella.

Whether awake or half asleep, Shaun has the energy of a zombie.

Awesome film, awesome documentary film.

Master says “Omachi” when he serves meal to his customers. It is translated “Here you are. “ A short of “Omachi do sama” I kept you waiting for the meal ( sorry )if translated directly.

This is not an eart attack but maybe Stendhal syndrome.

How did I not notice that their names are ranks? Chamberlain, Page, Prince, Knightley, and King, they are ranked wow.

incredible!! love this director and loved this video. btw where can i watch The Kon Ichikawa Story?

The thing about Shaun Of The Dead and Hot Fuzz is that the ending turns out good for a large majority of characters seen. The World's End threw a bit of a curveball in with that one and thats why its my least favourite of the cornetto trilogy.

5:00 wait i just noticed, this is miwako ichikawa?

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. 😢

Great analysis. My favorite film.

Whats the song at 0:05

Picnic. ❤️

This series, is, an adaptation of a serialised manga, Shin'ya Shokudo by Yaro Abe. In 2010, the comic manga series won a major award.

When I need comforting or calming I turn to this show. Very relaxing.

Conheci a série por acaso e a ví toda ela com grande interesse. Foi a melhor nesse formato. Gostaria de saber se há outras assim.

Thank you ❤❤❤

Shunji Iwai is every bit as a true genius of film and humanity as Akira Kurasawa. Every work is art.

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.

There's a Hell of Allot more references that are happening that I Always recommend that People watch this Classic more than Once. If only to see people get that this and the ending was all spelled out from the beginning of the movie. XD

I FUCKING KNOW WHAT I FUCKING SAID

"death of art and beauty in Go" - what a load of horseshit. Any game that will ever be invented can be "solved" using math and calculation, the reason why the games are fun is because we, as humans, aren't capable of these calculations. It's not like chess is an easy game to solve. While far less, there are still trillions of trillions of trillions of possible positions in chess. Today, a chess computer on a moderately competent device can defeat the combined efforts of all of humanity working together 150 times over, does that make the game of chess less beautiful? Does this mean that the creativity and beauty of chess games are less meaningful? No, humans still play chess, in fact more than ever before, and the future of chess is looking brighter than ever. Everyone knew a long time ago that Go can be solved, thus is the nature of games, but just because we're getting closer to that point doesn't make the game any less beautiful.

It's very simple, what's so amazing about wong kar wai is christopher doyle ;)

Him and wong kar wai >>

Wondrous! KCR described it as ‘The Real Deal’! Featuring the flower-like Ziya, & the Sexiest Man Alive as partners, friends - deeply in love, but never lovers: A bitter-sweet love story, as well as a history lesson on China, & the rôle played by Hong Kong: & of course, the Martial Arts scenes are beyond compare! 🙏🏻💔🙏🏽

shunji iwai always amazed me

Una obra de Arte que película tan bien fundamentada

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Hi discovered ur channel and I think This is awesome

Good narration, well done!! :)

I just love Midnight diner...

Sorry Lily CHOU CHOU (pronounced Shou Shou)