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Ainu Mosir

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A sensitive 14-year-old boy takes his first tentative steps toward manhood.

Critics Reviews

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Natalia Winkelman New York Times 11/18/2020
Writer-director Takeshi Fukunaga demonstrates an admirable control of mood. Go to Full Review
Panos Kotzathanasis Asian Movie Pulse 04/25/2021
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 Go to Full Review
Pieter-Jan Van Haecke Psychocinematography 01/03/2021
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. Go to Full Review
Martin Tsai Critic's Notebook 12/17/2020
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. Go to Full Review
Grant Watson Fiction Machine 12/04/2020
7/10
A modestly-scaled but emotionally effective coming-of-age drama. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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Yo S 11/13/2023 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. See more 02/06/2021 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. See more 01/09/2021 Stunningly beautiful. An excellent movie and a must watch. See more georgan g 12/24/2020 Enjoy the growth of the young man but beware if u r an animal lover. Had to cover my eyes & ears for parts. See more 11/30/2020 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. See more 11/23/2020 Lyrical, beautiful, mesmerizing! See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A sensitive 14-year-old boy takes his first tentative steps toward manhood.
Director
Takeshi Fukunaga
Producer
Eric Nyari, Harue Miyake
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