Underplayed Gems

Sûtsu wo kau (2008)

Sûtsu wo kau poster
Original title
buy a suit スーツを買う
Directed by
Jun Ichikawa
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
47 min
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

A Japanese drama about a man who decides to buy a suit for a special occasion. The film follows his everyday interactions and small decisions as he prepares for the event.

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What happens

『buy a suit スーツを買う』（バイ・ア・スーツ スーツをかう）は、市川準監督の遺作（2008年9月19日死去）となった中編の自主制作映画。 普段からキャラクターが面白いと感じていたCMの仕事仲間に出演を依頼。映画撮影の合間に、仕事仲間に協力してもらい、市川自らカメラを回し、素人キャストの新鮮な表情を捉えた。市川はこの作品の本編集を終えた直後に急逝。2008年の第21回東京国際映画祭で上映された。 劇場公開は2009年4月11日で、同時上映は市川のパソコンに遺されていた、市川自身がHDカメラで撮り貯めていた映像をパソコンで全編編集していた『TOKYOレンダリング詞集』。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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