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Fancy Dance
Yohei, a punk rocker, becomes a Buddhist monk in order to inherit a mountain temple. Though initially rebelling against the tough monastic discipline, he learns to adjust. Then his girlfriend shows up, enticing him to return to his rock 'n' roll roots.
| Release : | 1989 |
| Rating : | 6.8 |
| Studio : | Daiei Film, |
| Crew : | Director of Photography, Sound Recordist, |
| Cast : | Masahiro Motoki Honami Suzuki Kenji Ohtsuki Ken Osawa Hiromasa Taguchi |
| Genre : | Drama Comedy Music |
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Don't listen to the negative reviews
Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.
The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one
The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.
Zen Buddhism is famous for koans, or paradoxical riddles or cases. The koan in this film is: how can Zen monks successfully adapt an age-old tradition to modern life?How do modern-day monks compare to the religious ideals? rigidity of monastery?some things that recommend this film: - fancy dances, see impressive Zen rituals - human portrayal of entrants into the monastery - COMEDY: fat monk Chinran, 80s office lady girlfriend who acts cute but takes charge, singing rock-star monk, senile Zen master - wry cinematographyYou'd be better off watching this film if you've background knowledge of the Japanese monastic institution. The film doesn't explain much of the context.
