Paradise View

Paradise View

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Comedy · Drama

Overview

Go Takamine's first theatrical feature is a pioneering work of Okinawan cinema, filmed almost entirely in Okinawan dialect. Taking place shortly before the resumption of Japanese sovereignty over Okinawa, Takamine’s film tacitly addresses the island prefecture's complicated history of occupation and feelings of dislocation through the story of a small community and its preparations for a wedding between a local girl and a Japanese teacher. On the periphery of these events is Reishu (Kaoru Kobayashi), who quits his job on a US military base and uses the extra time to catch snakes and play with ants – and get the bride-to-be pregnant. Takamine’s leisurely-paced film is full of uniquely Okinawan touches that mix in aspects of the island's folklore, accompanied by Haruomi Hosono’s spare and evocative score.

Boiling Point
The Karate Kid Part II
Okinawa
Check It Out, Yo!
The Stranger by the Shore
Himawari -Okinawa wa Wasurenai, Ano Nichi no Sora o-
All About Lily Chou-Chou
The First Breath of Tengan Rei
Breathe In, Breathe Out
A Far Shore
Untamagiru
The Teahouse of the August Moon
Non Non Biyori: Vacation
Star Sand
沖縄健児隊
Flying Leathernecks
STEP OUT
Paikaji Nankai Sakusen
Tora-san's Tropical Fever
Sympathy for the Underdog