Genom Hazard: Aru Tensai Kagakusha No Itsukakan

Who ever would have said of a Japanese person that they could speak Korean so well (a Japanese person!)? Three women and Nishijima. I'll admit that I saw some video of an interview with Nishijima talking about this very film, which was the only reason I picked it up. I don't regret it. It's fast-paced in the beginning, there's always something happening, and no one knows where the truth is. The pace of the beginning ebbs towards the end, when everything starts to unravel, disappear, and return. I'm wondering if maybe the running time is too long, but on the other hand nothing more was said and no question was left unanswered. Nishijima's acting was magnificent, a joy to watch, his Korean "accomplice" never even came close. Basically, I felt that the whole film rested on his shoulders and the musical score by Kawai Kenji, not that it mattered. Indeed, I found it perfectly satisfying. An interesting idea, a not overly far-fetched explanation of everything that happened – it won more points. I also liked the attention to detail: for example, the injuries Ishigami inflicted on himself didn't just disappear; I was most impressed that there were injuries in every shot of his hands (abrasions, blood, bruises, swollen knuckles...). A nice Korean/Japanese collaboration. More like this... (14.09.2014)