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2008 Certificate 15
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Norio is tired of his son Shou wasting his life, and so decides to make him face what he's become. To do this he asks him to clean out Shou's aunt's apartment, which now lies empty after her death. Doing as he's bid Shou soon discovers that his aun't life was far from mundane and throws his own into sharp relief. Read more

Starring Miki Nakatani, Eita, Yusuke Iseya, Teruyuki Kagawa
Director Tetsuya Nakashima
Genres Comedy, Drama, Music/Musical, World Cinema

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Memories of Matsuko

Norio is tired of his son Shou wasting his life, and so decides to make him face what he's become. To do this he asks him to clean out Shou's aunt's apartment, which now lies empty after her death. Doing as he's bid Shou soon discovers that his aun't life was far from mundane and throws his own into sharp relief.

Starring Miki Nakatani, Eita, Yusuke Iseya, Teruyuki Kagawa, Mikako Ichikawa, Asuka Kurosawa, Akira Emoto, Gori, Shinji Takeda, YosiYosi Arakawa
Director Tetsuya Nakashima
Studio Third Window Films
Run time DVD: 2 hrs 10 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Comedy, Drama, Music/Musical, World Cinema
Language DVD: Japanese
Subtitles DVD: English
Released DVD: 12 Jan 2009
Production year: 2008
Format DVD

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  • 5 stars out of

    Applying the tartrazine-fuelled pop-cultural aesthetics of Japanese TV to the overblown narratives of the... read more on Time Out

    • Tom Huddleston, 
    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 12 out of 12 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Sad and funny at the same time

    Memories of Matsuko chronicles the life of Matsuko, a women who desperately wants to be loved, no matter what it costs. The film starts from the point of view of her nephew, who does not know she exists until he is informed that she has been found dead. His father asks him to clean up the dead woman's extremely messy apartment, and he learns more and more of the life of Matsuko as the film progresses. Part comedy, part musical, part tragedy, this film is visually stunning, with harsh images sugar coated by soft, gentle music.

    While weak in areas, it's overall a great film, with a strong performance by the lead character. Definitely worth watching.

      • A customer from London
      • Posted 16 Jun 2008 13:39

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  • Rated - 4 stars

    Memories of Matsuko

    lush, vivid, and sad - highly watchable

    Great central performance

    Poignant or mushy ending according to point of view

    Highly recommended

      • A customer from Altrincham
      • Posted 04 May 2009 18:07

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      • Norio is tired of his son Shou wasting his life, and so decides to make him face what he's become. To do this he asks him to clean out Shou's aunt's apartment, which now lies empty after her death. ...