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Matsumoto not only wrote the script and directed the film, he also stars as the man trapped in the white room. Being that large parts of the narrative are based on non-verbal communication and set in a singular space, Symbol is comparable to films like Aragami (Ryuhei Kitamura) and the Cube film series.
Guy Lodge of Variety wrote that while the film is "fully in touch with its very real emotions", it "feels just a little more than it says." [2]Edmund Lee of the South China Morning Post rated the film 2.5 stars out of 5 and wrote that "for all its finer accomplishments, Yukisada’s effort has probably stepped too far out of the line of ethics to find an agreeable audience."
Matsumoto's short story was repeatedly adapted for television in later years. [6] Some of these adaptations stayed closer to the original story, which has only one detective, Yuki, observe Sadako, [ 7 ] while others took over Hashimoto's idea to present two detectives.
Seichō Matsumoto (松本 清張, Matsumoto Seichō, December 21, 1909 – August 4, 1992; born Kiyoharu Matsumoto) was a Japanese writer, credited with popularizing detective fiction in Japan. Matsumoto's works broke new ground by incorporating elements of human psychology and ordinary life.
The film depicts a figure sitting in an outdoor environment and wearing a robe and a Hannya mask. [3] [4] The film features receding and shifting images captured in a frame-by-frame manner; though these shots resemble zooms and pans, they were actually derived from positioning the camera on a series of a points.
The site's consensus is: "Hitoshi Matsumoto's indescribably odd mockumentary is undeniably inspired." [ 4 ] Metacritic rated it 62/100 based on 13 reviews. [ 5 ] Roger Ebert said the film was "very funny in an insidious way" and gave it three and a half stars out of four.
"Like tears in rain" (Blade Runner 1982)Rutger Hauer, playing the dying replicant Roy Batty, added this line to the script only hours before getting in front of the camera.
R100 is a Japanese dramedy film directed by Hitoshi Matsumoto. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The film had its world premiere at 2013 Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, 2013. [ 5 ] [ 6 ]