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Hayley Winter

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Bumpkin Soup (1985)
Kiyoshi Kurosawa (co-writer/ director)

Kurosawa's second film is an experimental absurdist pink film comedy.
Rejected by Nikkatsu for being weird, it ended up with the Director's Company.
I love it to bits! And happy to have a blu ray!
📽 #DirectorsCompany #Filmsky

Blu ray cover for Bumpkin Soup. It shows a young woman holding an apple. And also shows a hand holding a portable cassette player.

August 12, 2025 at 9:18 AM

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My ★★★½ review of Tokyo Heaven (1990) on
@letterboxd.social : boxd.it/9lotCd

#TokyoHeaven #東京上空いらっしゃいませ #2025Movies #ShinjiSōmai #KiichiNakai #RihoMakise #TsurubeShofukutei #TomokoMariya #DirectorsCompany #Japan

A ★★★½ review of Tokyo Heaven (1990)

70/100 Does it look a little cheap? Yes, but that's fair to say for a film that was released thirty-four years ago. However, its fantastical exploration of life, death and personal growth makes it wor...

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April 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM

Hayley Winter

@zeroville.bsky.social

Door 2 - Tokyo Diary (1991)
Banmei Takahashi (director)

This second Door movie has nothing to do with the first. All I know is that it's about a call girl and her encounters with a variety of men.
📽 #Filmsky #DirectorsCompany

Blu ray cover for Door 2. It shows a woman bandaged across her eyes and top of head. The bandages are stained a wine colored red.

March 18, 2025 at 8:39 AM

Hayley Winter

@zeroville.bsky.social

The Crazy Family (1984)
Sōgo Ishii (director)

Satirical take on an '80s family's societal struggle and the extreme lengths they go to protect themselves and their home as they unravel.
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