tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847851333098651491.post562676125162039809..comments2024-03-28T09:58:19.692-07:00Comments on Toronto J-Film Pow-Wow: REVIEW: 9 Souls - Toshiaki Toyoda (2003)Chris MaGeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00129529721240142242noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847851333098651491.post-69157182818710873982008-11-15T11:17:00.000-08:002008-11-15T11:17:00.000-08:00While I'm flipping through stuff on this sight I r...While I'm flipping through stuff on this sight I remembered these posts about Hanging Garden I posted a while back. I found this in a Little Tokyo(LA) rental place with English subs and its something else. There are some cinematic ideas in this film I've never seen before, like near the beginning where a sequence with a dreamlike swinging camera was used. Lots of visual surrealistic touches are used throughout, somewhat like Chan Wook Park's films. Its not perfect- it actually would've benefited from being longer, and the ending is too optimistic for this one(although it might not have been real), but this deserves some recognition on the internets.Dave Quionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03846393156858073228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847851333098651491.post-83755819918202206692008-08-28T09:50:00.000-07:002008-08-28T09:50:00.000-07:00Actually, Dave, I haven't seen "Hanging Garden" wh...Actually, Dave, I haven't seen "Hanging Garden" which really eats me up. I've heard from a friend who saw it in Japan that it's probably his best film, but so far no one has snagged for release here in North America. Grrr!!!Chris MaGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00129529721240142242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847851333098651491.post-89055462719640849442008-08-28T07:18:00.000-07:002008-08-28T07:18:00.000-07:00Sucks. Hope he gets another chance. That rock band...Sucks. Hope he gets another chance. That rock band got one overqualified concert director, though.<BR/><BR/>How's Hanging Garden? I'm thinking of buying that, but there haven't been a lot of reviews for it.Dave Quionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03846393156858073228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847851333098651491.post-42998867064026402222008-08-27T17:48:00.000-07:002008-08-27T17:48:00.000-07:00Why there is, Bob! LOL!Dave, he got busted for pos...Why there is, Bob! LOL!<BR/><BR/>Dave, he got busted for possession of "stimulants" (see: speed) back in 2005 and it's true, he hasn't been able to get anything made since. Last I heard he was doing light and video shows for a rock band in Japan. What a damn, damn shame...Chris MaGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00129529721240142242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847851333098651491.post-40266981341541095862008-08-27T17:04:00.000-07:002008-08-27T17:04:00.000-07:00Chris, you've made me want to see the film again.....Chris, you've made me want to see the film again...As I had mentioned previously, the film didn't grab me much on my first viewing a couple of years ago. But you've got me curious again!<BR/><BR/>Hmmm, now if there were only some way that I could see this with a group of people on a reasonably sized screen...Bob Turnbullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02243657105760780425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-847851333098651491.post-51834015404634452392008-08-27T15:53:00.000-07:002008-08-27T15:53:00.000-07:00Didn't Toyoda get busted for a tiny bit of weed or...Didn't Toyoda get busted for a tiny bit of weed or something and is now having trouble getting films made? A director this young and talented simply has to have the opportunity to make more films.Dave Quionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03846393156858073228noreply@blogger.com