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      Typhoon Club

      Released Dec 12, 1986 1h 55m Drama List
      Reviews Winner of the Grand Prix at the first Tokyo International Film Festival in 1985, Typhoon Club is widely regarded as the seminal film of director Shinji Somai's career. A work of raw, elemental power, it follows an ensemble of junior high students in a provincial town, beset by a summer-y malaise as a typhoon looms. When the storm makes landfall, the teens find themselves holed up in their school unsupervised, while another classmate (Yuki Kudo) disappears alone on a harrowing trek to the big city. Set adrift in a world suddenly unmoored, the students let loose their pent-up angst and burgeoning passions in a series of propulsive, phantasmic scenes--part apocalypse, part utopia--as the deluge rages on into the night. Observed in daring long takes, director Somai gives material form to the students' turbulent inner lives. When day breaks and the rains let up, the youngsters open their eyes to a world in ruins--or a world renewed. The 10th best Japanese film of all time, according to Japan's Kinema Junpo poll. Read More Read Less

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      Anton Bitel Little White Lies The typhoon that these schoolmates use an excuse not to go home also serves as an objective correlative for their raging, potentially dangerous emotions, as death makes its first encroachment on their not-so-innocent lives. Nov 17, 2023 Full Review Vincent Canby New York Times They describe the action without ever interpreting it. After a while, one realizes that there really isn't an awful lot to interpret. Aug 25, 2023 Full Review Lee Jutton Film Inquiry It might sound unpleasant, but it’s Somai’s unflinching depiction of such unpleasantness—such unhappiness—that makes Typhoon Club such a powerful portrayal of youthful disconnect. Sep 8, 2023 Full Review Dustin Chang Floating World Shinji Somai really had a great eye for small details and intricacies of human relations. It's one of the best Japanese films ever made. Jun 10, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Winner of the Grand Prix at the first Tokyo International Film Festival in 1985, Typhoon Club is widely regarded as the seminal film of director Shinji Somai's career. A work of raw, elemental power, it follows an ensemble of junior high students in a provincial town, beset by a summer-y malaise as a typhoon looms. When the storm makes landfall, the teens find themselves holed up in their school unsupervised, while another classmate (Yuki Kudo) disappears alone on a harrowing trek to the big city. Set adrift in a world suddenly unmoored, the students let loose their pent-up angst and burgeoning passions in a series of propulsive, phantasmic scenes--part apocalypse, part utopia--as the deluge rages on into the night. Observed in daring long takes, director Somai gives material form to the students' turbulent inner lives. When day breaks and the rains let up, the youngsters open their eyes to a world in ruins--or a world renewed. The 10th best Japanese film of all time, according to Japan's Kinema Junpo poll.
      Director
      Shinji Sômai
      Screenwriter
      Yuji Kato, Susumu Miyasaka
      Production Co
      Director's Company
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      Japanese
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Dec 12, 1986, Original
      Rerelease Date (Theaters)
      Sep 8, 2023
      Runtime
      1h 55m