The best Kumi Takiuchi’s movies of 2020
Today we present the best Kumi Takiuchi’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best Kumi Takiuchi’s movies.
A Balance
7/10
Documentary director Yuko portrays a school violence incident from three years ago that resulted in suicides, while she was teaching classes at her father’s cram school. As her documentary project progresses, Yuko discovers a hidden truth and becomes deeply involved in the lives of the families pained by that secret truth.
21st Century Girl
5.7/10
15 short films with an animated end-title sequence by young women directors born in late ‘80s to ‘90s.
Underdog
6.9/10
Tells the story of three bottom-dog boxers who gets used as punching bags. Pro boxer Suenaga Akira (Moriyama Mirai) fell off the path to greatness but still tries to crawl his way to the top. Omura Ryuta (Kitamura Takumi) is a youngster who grew up in foster care. Miyagi Shun (Katsuji Ryo), a TV celebrity with famous parents, takes a shot at boxing as part of a TV show. Three underdogs with very different back stories put their pride on the line as they exchange blows.
Kamata Prelude
5.9/10
A four-part film done in the unique style of each director, Matusbayashi Urara gives a portrayal of a struggling actress named Machiko who lives in Kamata. Machiko is the central axis of the movie as the film comically depicts what it means to be a "woman" and an "actress" in society through showing the patterns of life as conducted by her and the people that surround her.
