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      Ainu Mosir

      Released Nov 17, 2020 1h 24m Drama List
      100% Tomatometer 5 Reviews 69% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings A sensitive 14-year-old boy takes his first tentative steps toward manhood. Read More Read Less

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      Natalia Winkelman New York Times Writer-director Takeshi Fukunaga demonstrates an admirable control of mood. Nov 18, 2020 Full Review Panos Kotzathanasis Asian Movie Pulse Has some issues when it moves beyond its documentary-like premises, but the non-exotification approach Fukunaga implements, the thorough and realistic portrait of Ainu life nowadays, and the visuals of the movie definitely compensate Apr 25, 2021 Full Review Pieter-Jan Van Haecke Psychocinematography Fukagawa's narrative might lack some emotionality, but he successfully confronts the spectator with an enduring problem marking modernity: the problem of accepting the Otherness of the bi-cultured other. Jan 3, 2021 Full Review Martin Tsai Critic's Notebook It's rooted in cruel reality to be sure, but there's also something mythical and fablelike about it. The film ultimately feels like a very modern telling of a classic bedtime story. Dec 17, 2020 Full Review Grant Watson Fiction Machine A modestly-scaled but emotionally effective coming-of-age drama. Rated: 7/10 Dec 4, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Yo S I loved it because it shows a Japan that is unknown to most people. It is a quiet movie. How do you portray the dynamics of cultural change, the conflict between a younger generation that refuses its own native Ainu roots and wants to become part of the mainstream Japanese culture? The movie doesn't take sides but it questions where we should draw the line between maintaining your traditional culture or keeping only what is acceptable to the modern world. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Ainu Mosir is very much worth watching, but really only as a glimpse into the lives of some contemporary Ainu. The story is fine, but it's not much to speak of. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Stunningly beautiful. An excellent movie and a must watch. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review georgan g Enjoy the growth of the young man but beware if u r an animal lover. Had to cover my eyes & ears for parts. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Japan, English Subtitles: Kanto is a 14-year-old young man who has just lost his father. He is descended from the Ainu people who live in one of the northern Japanese islands. The film is a coming of age story and how Kanto navigates being a teenager who wants to go anywhere for high school that will take him away from the island that he feels is restrictive and the traditions that reflect his heritage. I really enjoyed the film; it is beautiful to look at, and I always appreciate stories about native traditions. This culture seems to have traditions not unlike our own Native American cultures, and it is interesting to watch how the community balances being a tourist destination by day and preserving its cultural heritage outside of the tourist's gaze. The young man who plays Kanto is very good at playing the moody, introspective, and sensitive teenager struggling to come to terms with what the elders are trying to do. Thumbs up from me. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Lyrical, beautiful, mesmerizing! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis A sensitive 14-year-old boy takes his first tentative steps toward manhood.
      Director
      Takeshi Fukunaga
      Screenwriter
      Takeshi Fukunaga
      Distributor
      Uzumasa
      Production Co
      Cineric Creative
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      Japanese
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Nov 17, 2020, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Nov 18, 2020
      Runtime
      1h 24m