Hunting Tigers

1988 0h 30m EN

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

Documentary

Synopsis

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October, 1987. American filmmaker Steven Okazaki is making a documentary about laureated japanese author Kenzaburo Oe, but all goes wrong when he finds out that due to "mistranslated facts" the subject of his film has only one day to spare before leaving the country. During their brief interview, Mr. Kenzaburo affirms that the new generation of japanese artists are "spoiled, un-original and too influenced by Western culture." so, having a japanese film crew rented for four more days, Steven decides to roam the streets of Tokyo filming the lives of the japanese emergent underdog artists, trying to make some sense of Mr. Oe's statement.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kenzaburô Oe
Jun Togawa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Steven Okazaki
Languages: English, Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 30-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 7

ERA

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

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3 / 7

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Japanese.

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4 / 7

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Kenzaburô Oe and Jun Togawa carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6402984 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Steven Okazaki directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in English, Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 30-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
238 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Japanese.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Kenzaburô Oe and Jun Togawa carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt6402984 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.