Quartet for Two
(Rendan)
Screening on Film
Directed by Naoto Takenaka.
With Naoto Takenaka, Yuki Amami, Keika Fukitsuka, Yuta Minowa.
Japan, 2001, 35mm, color, 104 min.
Japanese with English subtitles.
With Naoto Takenaka, Yuki Amami, Keika Fukitsuka, Yuta Minowa.
Japan, 2001, 35mm, color, 104 min.
Japanese with English subtitles.
A very contemporary family drama, this film is a sensitive portrayal of two young children as they adjust to the breakup of their parents' marriage. In a complete reversal of the stereotypical household, Shotaro is a timid, stingy house-husband, while tall and strikingly beautiful Minako is a career woman who enjoys her job and her love affairs. Takenaka, a multi-talented director/actor/TV personality, co-stars with Yuki Amami, a former Takarazuka male impersonator.