Those who watched Mino’s previous film, the jet black drama “Make The Devil Laugh” that threw its lead into the dark pitches of earthly hell, will be a bit taken aback by his new contender at PÖFF which strikes completely different tones. Instead of pathos, we get the lightness of a story made to entertain and not to tick off any of the ‘important film’ boxes. “Ginji The Speculator”, Mino’s first excursion into the Japanese period dram(a)edy, doesn’t take itself seriously. It’s airy, silly, experimental in costume- and set design, and it flirts with modern fashion and music.
The story is set in 1730, in Shiga Prefecture, where the rice exchange depends on the wind that blows from Osaka, a city that holds a monopolistic grasp on the trade, and determines prices in the entire province, effecting global prices in the country.
The story is set in 1730, in Shiga Prefecture, where the rice exchange depends on the wind that blows from Osaka, a city that holds a monopolistic grasp on the trade, and determines prices in the entire province, effecting global prices in the country.
- 12/1/2022
- by Marina D. Richter
- AsianMoviePulse
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