Naoto Takenaka Movies
- 1989
American parents would be glad if their children's desire to join rock and roll bands could have the kind of outcome the boys in So What opt for. Even though they really enjoy their band, these boys are so concerned about their schoolwork that they have a difficult time allotting any time to practice. In addition, their peers have a difficult time allotting any time to listen to them - they are equally worried about their schoolwork. When they finally arrange one public concert at school, they have the power cut before they can play even one song. Oddly, this doesn't dishearten them. They were looking for an honorable way to excuse letting their beloved music slide into the background. Except for one fellow, who bravely heads off to an unknown future, all the rest are happy to buckle down to their studies. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- 1989
Many may not be aware that during the 1930s a very covert civil war was going on in Japan and no government minister (and almost no military general officer) was safe from it. The conflict was chiefly between those who wanted to take over and exploit whatever parts of Asia could be conquered, and those with some sense of the limitations of this policy (whether they approved of it or not). One of the key moments in this battle was the 1936 assassination of several government ministers by a cadre of junior officers. They were distressed about the continued existence of dire poverty and unemployment in Japan, despite their country's recent and successful conquest of Manchuria. This film follows those young officers and takes the story up to the crucial day of February 26, when the attempted coup took place. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Kenichi Hagiwara, Tomokazu Miura, (more)
