Tatsumi DVD (2011)

Tatsumi details

Format:	15 DVD
Starring:	Tetsuya Bessho, Yoshihiro Tatsumi
Director:	Eric Khoo
Genres:	Animated - Anime, Other, Drama, World Cinema - Japanese
Studio:	ELEVATION SALES
Original title	Tatsumi

DVD 1 disc

Name	Discs
Tatsumi	15 Feature

DVD Information

Run time:	1 hour 34 minutes
Rental release:	28 May 2012
Main languages:	Japanese

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Colours Pale to Black and White

By Chinry (12 reviews) , 17 Jun 2012

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Rather than flow as an animation, Tatsumi is more like watching a moving storyboard, of the creators life interjected by his creations. The tragic events he drew about are eased by the fairly simple coverage of Tatsumi's progression from schoolboy to manga artist.

The sepia toned tales of post-war Japan are dark and haunting, covering the effect of images from Hiroshima on one man, to an artist changing his tastes to suit the maturing world, to prostitution and incest. These make the colourful scenes of the authors life almost forgettable in comparison, and leaves you wondering how such a down to earth seeming human being can weave such stark stories.

Though I enjoyed this film, it didn't have the impact I quite expected. It brings recognition to Tatsumi but I think in manga form is where his work best lies. The film doesn't cover his life thoroughly enough to be a biography, so (perhaps this is the point) it is like reading a comic where you never delve deep enough in to one story, but see enough to make moments memorable.
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Tatsumi's brilliance

By Jester84 (14 reviews) from Truro , 12 Jul 2012

Yoshihiro Tatsumi was responsible for changing the shape of how Manga was viewed by Japanese audiences. In the Manga rental boon post-war, both children's and adult manga were shelved next to one another - thus causing the adult manga to come under criticism. Tatsumi is a manga artist that campaigned for adult manga to be described as Gekiga (dramatic pictures) and for them to be seperated from the children's equivalent.

'Tatsumi' is part animated autobiography (including a loving homage to Osamu Tezuka (renowned for Astro-boy and the like) for influencing his creativity as a child), interspersed with five animated stories based on Tatsumi's original work.

The animation is in Tatsumi's style and is narrated by the man himself, with the autobiographical parts in colour and the stories in black and white - which enhances the gritty adult nature of them.

The stories themselves are explicitly described without being explicitly visual, and deal with the darker parts of the human psyche without being judgemental.

The autobiographical parts explain Tatsumi's dedication to the Manga and his reasons behind writing the stories he creates.

The one major disappointment is the subtitles. Not the fact that it is subtitled, but the fact that at times they blend so much with the animated background that it is hard to decipher them correctly.

All in all, a must-see for any manga/amime enthusiast and a thoroughly enjoyable movie for those who love their stories.
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Colours Pale to Black and White

By Chinry (12 reviews) , 17 Jun 2012

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Rather than flow as an animation, Tatsumi is more like watching a moving storyboard, of the creators life interjected by his creations. The tragic events he drew about are eased by the fairly simple coverage of Tatsumi's progression from schoolboy to manga artist.

The sepia toned tales of post-war Japan are dark and haunting, covering the effect of images from Hiroshima on one man, to an artist changing his tastes to suit the maturing world, to prostitution and incest. These make the colourful scenes of the authors life almost forgettable in comparison, and leaves you wondering how such a down to earth seeming human being can weave such stark stories.

Though I enjoyed this film, it didn't have the impact I quite expected. It brings recognition to Tatsumi but I think in manga form is where his work best lies. The film doesn't cover his life thoroughly enough to be a biography, so (perhaps this is the point) it is like reading a comic where you never delve deep enough in to one story, but see enough to make moments memorable.
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