Toilet (2010-Japanese Movie)

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Movie: Toilet
Romaji:
Japanese: トイレット
Director: Naoko Ogigami
Writer: Naoko Ogigami
Producer:
Cinematographer:
Release Date: August 28, 2010
Runtime: 109 min
Language: English, Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot

Ray is a 30 something engineer obsessed with Gundam toys. He has a motto not to become close to anyone. During his mother's funeral he showed no emotions. His life is further turned upside when he is forced to live with his older brother Maury and younger sister Lisa. Older brother Maury was a pianist but is now a recluse. Younger sister Lisa is a college student who tends to look down on those around her. Also in there home is their Japanese grandmother who doesn't speak English at all.

Ray's daily life is at first completely shaken, but soon the siblings and their grandmother form a bond and start to have compassion for one another ...

Notes

Filmed Toronto, Canada during September & October 2009.

Cast

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Film Festivals

2010 (15th) Pusan International Film Festival - October 7-15, 2010 - A Window on Asian Cinema *International Premiere
2010 (5th) International Rome Film Festival - October 28-November 5, 2010 - Focus
2010 (14th) Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival - November 9-15, 2010
2011 (5th) JAPAN CUTS: The New York Festival of Contemporary Japanese Cinema - July 7-22, 2011 *U.S. Premiere

Comments

Comment #4
tosk Says:
Jul 03 2011 5:05 pm

An interesting little film, and well-shot. For me, Maury's arc was the most entertaining of the bunch. If I were to criticise anything, I would say the tone of the film was a little uneven in places, and some story elements seemed to lead nowhere - we see Ray's co-worker bugging him about getting a date, but it never pans out into anything, and the air-guitar subplot vs. the poetry subplot seems oddly incomplete.

Masato Motai's stoic performance was pitch-perfect, and her young co-stars held their own for the most part. It's a quirky little film that doesn't try too hard to be "quirky".
Comment #3
Saffrontiger Says:
Apr 17 2011 6:33 am

A beautiful and heart touching movie......
Comment #2
Gerda Albert Says:
Apr 17 2011 6:13 am

I loved very quirky minute of this delightful film. I'd like to have some identifying info as to the piano solos. All very familiar, but .....Can anyone help?
Comment #1
William Maddox Says:
Apr 06 2011 9:39 am

I loved this film from start to finish
Loved all the characters
To me it reaches the parts other films cannot reach.