#Toko Miura

[beingharsh]

Drive My Car (2021), dir. Ryusuke Hamaguchi

#this sceneeee 🥺🥺🥺 #drive my car #ryusuke hamaguchi #hidetoshi nishijima #toko miura #film #film stills #filmedit #movies #movie stills #cinema #cinephile #movie quotes #film quotes #my posts

[musicinanime]

Shukusai feat.Miura Toko - RADWIMPS

Anime: Weathering with You

#Weathering with You #Tenki no Ko #RADWIMPS #Toko Miura #anime #insert

[f1lms4ever]

I Am What I Am 2022 ‘そばかす’ Directed by Shinya Tamada

#japanese film #japanese movies #asian cinema #i am what i am #toko miura #atsuko maeda #shinya tamada

[splinteredsoul]

Drive My Car (2021)

dir. Ryusuke Hamaguchi

#asian cinema #haruki murakami #japanese film #japanese movie #films #movies #film caps #film stills #cinema #hidetoshi nishijima #toko miura #masaki okada #reika kirishima #japan #cinematography #book adaptation #film blog #movie blog #jmovie #ドライブ・マイ・カー

[ogradyfilm]

Recently Viewed: I Am What I Am

I Am What I Am is the exact sort of pleasant surprise that defines Japan Cuts for me. The synopsis on the festival website led me to believe that it would be a somewhat overwrought melodrama; what I got instead was a delightfully unconventional, subversive romcom that omits the “romance” entirely.

The plot revolves around Kasumi Sobata, an asexual thirty-year-old struggling to navigate the pressures of a society that expects women her age to quit their jobs, get married, and have a bunch of kids. Unfortunately, her family practically epitomizes conformity and traditional gender roles. Her heavily pregnant sister, for example, dutifully ignores the warning signs that her husband might be unfaithful. Her grandmother, meanwhile—fresh off her third divorce—insists that a “proper” wife should accept infidelity as an inevitability. Worst of all, her mother—misconstruing her lack of a love life as evidence of depression—frequently sets her up on impromptu “dates” with “eligible bachelors,” hoping to force the issue of wedded bliss through manipulation, subterfuge, and sheer tenacity.

The conflict ventures far beyond the tropes typically associated with the genre. The primary “obstacle” isn’t the protagonist’s reluctance to abandon her own ambitions (though that is a secondary concern); her very identity is at stake. Whenever she admits that she is incapable of experiencing physical attraction, her feelings are immediately dismissed, invalidated, and trivialized. A male friend, for instance, assumes that she is merely making an excuse to “politely” reject his (abrupt, clumsy) flirtatious advances; he subsequently ends their platonic relationship.

The movie’s visual style is simple, yet elegant. Most scenes unfold from a single camera angle, with only minor adjustments to the frame: a pan here, a lateral dolly move there, the occasional slow push-in. This minimalism prioritizes behavior rather than action, allowing the performances (as opposed to the editing) to guide the rhythm of the narrative—and the actors absolutely deliver in that regard! Toko Miura is particularly compelling as our hapless heroine; whereas the character that she portrayed in Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car was cold, aloof, and taciturn, Kasumi is sensitive, affable, and effortlessly funny—an impressive display of versatility.

Ultimately, I Am What I Am is a triumph of representation. It explicitly assures ace viewers that they are neither defective nor alone, encouraging them to express themselves freely and unapologetically—after all, no human being (queer or otherwise) should have to justify their existence; everybody deserves basic respect and dignity. The message is unsubtle by design—and that thematic transparency significantly deepens the film’s emotional resonance.

#I Am What I Am #Japan Cuts #Japan Society #Japanese cinema #Japanese film #Toko Miura #Shinya Tamada #film #writing #movie review

[girls-cry]

But even if you think you know someone well, even if you love that person deeply, you can't completely look into that person's heart. You'll just feel hurt. But if you put in enough effort, you should be able to look into your own heart pretty well. So in the end, what we should be doing is to be true to our hearts and come to terms with it in a capable way.

Drive My Car (2021) dir. Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

#drive my car #drive #ryusuke hamaguchi #japan film #cinematography #movie #photography #aesthetic #filme #vintage #letterboxd #hidetoshi odagiri #toko miura #cinephile #cinema classics

[lostinmac]

Trapped Balloon (2023)

Dir. Hiroyuki Miyagawa

#trapped balloon #hiroyuki miyagawa #drama #Japan #japanese film #toko miura #masahiro higashide #grief

[cieuxgris]

Drive My Car (2021)

#drive my car #ryusuke hamaguchi #haruki murakami #toko miura #hidetoshi nishijima #masaki okada #film #dog #snow #winter #landscape #rain #music #drinking #smoking #inspiration #cieuxgris

[bonniehooper]

Top Picks of 2022

My Top 20 Favorite Movies - #13: Drive My Car

Running Time: 179 minutes

Released: November 24th, 2021

Watched It: March 2022

#Top Picks of 2022 #My Top 20 Favorite Movies #Drive My Car #Hidetoshi Nishijima #Toko Miura #Masaki Okada #Reika Kirishima #Park Yu rim #Jin Dae yeon #Sonia Yuan #Ahn Hwitae #Perry Dizon #Satoko Abe

[saulgurdman]

#drive my car #fanart #ryusuke hamaguchi #hamaguchi ryusuke #miura toko #toko miura #三浦透子 #ドライブ・マイ・カー #濱口 竜介 #clip studio paint #digital drawing #movie #cinema #film

[beingharsh]

Drive My Car (2021), dir. Ryusuke Hamaguchi / Herakles, Euripides

#yeah that's right #i'm not above this quote #drive my car #ryusuke hamaguchi #hidetoshi nishijima #toko miura #film #film stills #filmedit #movies #movie stills #herakles #euripides #anne carson #cinema #cinephile #web weaving #my posts

[celuloideycarbono]

Drive my car (Ryūsuke Hamaguchi, 2021)

#drive my car #ryusuke hamaguchi #hidetoshi nishijima #toko miura #masaki okada #reika kirishima

[365filmsbyauroranocte]

Drive My Car (Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, 2021)

#Drive My Car #Ryûsuke Hamaguchi #Hamaguchi #cars #colour #red #Ryusuke Hamaguchi #Doraibu mai kâ #Doraibu mai ka #long shot #snow #2021 #Hidetoshi Nishijima #Tôko Miura #Toko Miura #drive

[bioskoop]

#drive my car #jmovie #hidetoshi nishijima #toko miura #reika kirishima #cinema

[thedalatribune]

© Paolo Dala

Japan Trip 2023 (Camille’s Version)

Camille asked me to make a reel. So, here’s a reel of my Japan Trip this year through the eye’s of Camille...  By the way, Grand Escape by RADWIMPS (feat. Toko Miura) is the perfect Japan Travel Reel soundtrack!

#youtube #Reel #Camillle #Travel #People #Adventure #IG Reel #Video #Japan #Grand Escape #RADWIMPS #Toko Miura

[genkinahito]

Mountain Woman 山女 (2023) Director: Takeshi Fukunaga [New York Asian Film Festival 2023] 2

Mountain Woman    山女　 「Yama Onna」 Release Date: June 30th, 2023 Duration: 100 mins. Director: Takeshi Fukunaga Writer: Takeshi Fukunaga, Ikue Osada (Screenplay) Starring: Anna Yamada, Masatoshi Nagase, Toko Miura, Mirai Moriyama, Ryutaro Ninomiya, Denden, Ayame, Haya Nakazaki, Yota Kawase, Taiga Komie, Website IMDB Takeshi Fukunaga’s third feature film, Mountain Woman, ushers audiences into an…

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#Anna Yamada #Denden #Japanese Film #Japanese Film Review #Masatoshi Nagase #Mirai Moriyama #Mountain Woman #New York Asian Film Festival 2023 #Ryutaro Ninomiya #Takeshi Fukunaga #Toko Miura #山女