Robinson's Garden

1987 1h 59m JA

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6.4

MID

★6.4TMDB · 9

Drama

Synopsis

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Kumi lives a hippie-like life in Tokyo's outskirts. One night while drunk she stumbles into an abandoned industrial site, except in addition to deserted factories, it is full of forests and greenery. She decides to move there, even further away from the civilization she had already left.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kumiko Ota
Kumi
Kou Machida
Yuko Ueno
Chika Imai
Maki
Oto
Mitsuwa Sakamoto
Marino Chiku
Ryoji Nomura

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Masashi Yamamoto
Writers: Masashi Yamamoto, Mikio Yamazaki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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39 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Masashi Yamamoto, shot by Tom DiCillo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Hamza El Din. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Chiaki Toyama shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Kumiko Ota and Kou Machida and Yuko Ueno carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0095999 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Masashi Yamamoto directs. Tom DiCillo behind the camera. Hamza El Din scores. Chiaki Toyama cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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139 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Masashi Yamamoto, shot by Tom DiCillo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Hamza El Din. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Chiaki Toyama shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Kumiko Ota and Kou Machida and Yuko Ueno carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0095999 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.