Gips

2001 1h 23m JA

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 7

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Synopsis

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22-year old secretary Kazuko first bumps into Tamaki on the way back from work. Tamaki is crawling along the sidewalk on crutches at a snail's pace, and stumbles into the young audiotypist after apparently having trouble with an ill-fitting shoe over her cast. After helping her back to her feet, Kazuko follows Tamaki back to her apartment, the two of them barely exchanging words. Once in Tamaki's room, Kazuko is dispatched on an errand to fetch some beer... Their game begins..

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Machiko Ono
Kazuko
Hinako Saeki
Tamaki
Hiromi Kuronuma
Toru Tezuka
Kanji Tsuda
So Yamanaka
Mari Asato

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Akihiko Shiota
Writers: Akihiko Shiota, Rena Horiuchi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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83 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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

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RUNTIME

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Part of the "Love Cinema" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Akihiko Shiota, shot by Kazuhiro Suzuki. 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 Gary Ashiya. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Machiko Ono and Hinako Saeki and Hiromi Kuronuma carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Akihiko Shiota directs. Kazuhiro Suzuki behind the camera. Gary Ashiya scores. Akihiko Shiota cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
225 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Love Cinema" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Akihiko Shiota, shot by Kazuhiro Suzuki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Gary Ashiya. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Akihiko Shiota shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Machiko Ono and Hinako Saeki and Hiromi Kuronuma carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0270969 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Kazuhiro Suzuki
Original score: Gary Ashiya
Editing: Akihiko Shiota
Production design: Chie Matsumoto
Runtime: 83 min · 1h 23m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Gips (2001)

Part of

Love Cinema

Love Cinema (ラブシネマ) is a series of Japanese films by CineRocket, it consists of six straight-to-video releases by independent filmmakers via a brief but exclusive run at the minuscule Shimokitazawa cinema in Tokyo. The six films were conceived as low budget exercises to explore the benefits afforded by the low-cost Digital Video medium such as the increased mobility of film and the low-lighting conditions available to the filmmakers. All six volumes are produced by Reiko Arakawa and Susumu Nakajima with Akira Saitō and Hisanori Endō serving as executive producers on all six volumes.