Bad Poetry Tokyo
東京不穏詩
Directed byAnshul Chauhan
Written byAnshul Chauhan
Rand Cotler
Produced byAnshul Chauhan
StarringNana Blank
Shuna Iijima
Kento Furukoshi
CinematographyMaxim Golomidov
Edited byAnshul Chauhan
Music byGotal Bournier
Vieux Ralouf
Production
company
Kowatanda Films
Release date
  • March 13, 2018 (2018-03-13) (Japan)
Running time
116 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Bad Poetry Tokyo (東京不穏詩) is a 2018 Japanese crime drama romance thriller film written, directed, produced, and edited by Anshul Chauhan that stars Nana Blank, Kento Furukoshi, and Shuna Iijima.[1] Bad Poetry Tokyo is Chauhan's debut film.[2] The film is about abuse against women.[3][4]

Plot summary

Fujita Jun (Shuna Iijima), a 30-year-old woman working as a hostess past her prime at a shady club, has dreams of becoming an aspiring actress living in Tokyo. Betrayed by her lover (Orson Mochizuki) and having her dreams crushed, the broken woman leaves Tokyo for her hometown in the countryside after five years of no contact with her family (Kôhei Mashiba). There, she reconnects with an old flame but is also forced to confront some unpleasant truths about her past.[5][6][4]

Cast

  • Nana Blank as Nana
  • Shuna Iijima as Fujita Jun
  • Kento Furukoshi
  • Takashi Kawaguchi as Yuki
  • Ilana Labourene as Bar Girl
  • Kôhei Mashiba as Father
  • Orson Mochizuki as Taka
  • Taichi Yamada as Bar Owner
  • Shintaro Yonemoto as Taka's friend

Release

Bad Poetry Tokyo screened at the Raindance Film Festival.[4][7] Bad Poetry Tokyo was entered into the Feature Film category at the Beverly Hills Film Festival.[8]

Reception

Shuna Iijima won Best Actress at the Osaka Asian Film Festival for her performance as Fujita Jun.[7] Bad Poetry Tokyo won the Grand Prize for Best Film at the Brussels Independent Film Festival[9][10] and Anshul Chauhan won the Best Narrative Feature Film at the Venice Film Week.

Bad Poetry Tokyo was nominated for the Grand Prix award for Best Film at the Osaka Asian Film Festival but didn't win.

References

  1. ↑ Knoth, Alexander (8 October 2018). "Film Review: Bad Poetry Tokyo (2017) by Anshul Chauhan". Asian Movie Pulse. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  2. ↑ Schilling, Mark (16 January 2020). "'Bad Poetry Tokyo': Indian director's first feature reveals major talent". The Japan Times. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  3. ↑ Jason, Genki (12 July 2020). "Bad Poetry Tokyo". MIB's Instant Headache. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 Scanlon, Hayley (15 October 2018). "Bad Poetry Tokyo (東京不穏詩, Anshul Chauhan, 2018)". Windows on Worlds. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  5. ↑ pvhaecke (13 April 2018). "Bad Poetry Tokyo (2018) Review". psycho-cinematography. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  6. ↑ Review, UK Film (23 February 2019). "Bad Poetry Tokyo film review | Movie Reviews UK". UK Film Review. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  7. 1 2 Prestridge, James (17 September 2018). "Close-up: An Interview With Bad Poetry Tokyo's Shuna Iijima". Close-Up Culture. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  8. ↑ Film Festival, Beverly Hills. "2018 SPOTLIGHT: JAPAN DRAWING NEAR". beverlyhillsfilmfestival.com. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "An Indian Filmmaker Brings a Unique Perspective to Japanese Cinema". nippon.com. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  10. ↑ Eagen, Daniel (20 August 2023). "An Indian director's take on Japan's courtroom reality". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
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