The movie "The Summer of Kikujiro": The other side of human nature

I have listened to Joe Hisaishi's "The Summer of Kikujiro" piano music countless times, and just watched this movie directed and starred by Takeshi Kitano yesterday. After watching it, I only blame myself, such a good movie, Why are you watching it now?

Moreover, LG said that Takeshi Kitano is a very famous director in Japan, equivalent to famous domestic first-class directors such as Feng Xiaogang and Zhang Yimou.

I am really ignorant.

I thought Kikujiro was the little boy in the play, but until the end, when the boy asked his uncle what his name was, he answered: Kikujiro.

It turns out that the "ruffian" uncle who accompanied the little boy to find his mother during the summer vacation was the character in the title, played by Takeshi Kitano.

Kikujiro in the film is a gangster who has accomplished nothing and is ignorant. He is also the husband of the boy Masao's former neighbor's aunt.

After the aunt learned about Zhengnan’s decision to go find his mother during the summer vacation, she was worried about the long distance and little money for the child, so she asked her husband to accompany the boy.

At first, the ruffian uncle gambled away all the travel money given by his wife. As a result, they could only approach their destination little by little, half walking and half hitchhiking.

Along the way, the uncle who didn’t seem like a good guy showed a warm side and took good care of the little boy.

He took the boy to stay in a hotel, go swimming, and buy clothes;

At a remote station, when there was no food, he secretly exchanged oranges for sandwiches in other people’s bags; < /p>

In order to hitchhike, he played the role of a blind man to gain sympathy from others;

He even resorted to some "extraordinary" means to let the boy have fun.

This is simply ridiculous.

Kikujiro's ruffian appearance allowed them to receive a lot of "care" along the way. After successfully arriving at his mother's place, he found that his mother had already remarried and started a new family. The boy was very sad.

In order to comfort the boy, Kikujiro forced two motorcycle passers-by to have angel wind chimes hanging on them. He also lied that they were left by his mother and lied to him that his mother had moved away and would come back with him in the future. Go find mom.

On the way back, they met two self-driving troubadours and two young men on motorcycles with disgusting faces. After learning about the boy's experience, several people accompanied the boy and spent two unforgettable nights together.

They slept on the roadside in the countryside, picked corn and watermelons from other people's fields, played wooden games with the boys, and told stories about the Big Dipper, making the boy's summer vacation full of joy.

It can be said that this is a road movie. The scenery along the way, including wheat fields, seaside, and rural scenery, comes into view, and it feels simple and warm.

They walked and played all the way, meeting different people and experiencing different humanistic experiences, which made people happy and moved in their hearts.

Many people say that this movie is director Kitano Takeshi’s personal life script. Indeed, the little boy in the play and Kitano Takeshi are both people who lack father’s love and mother’s love. The same feeling of loneliness can be felt across the screen. You can feel it.

Kitano Takeshi was paralyzed on half of his face when he was in a car accident when he was young, and the scars left behind add to the character's ruffian look, which is in line with the character's characteristics.

It is said that Kitano Takeshi’s relationship with his mother has never been good. The only way his mother got along with Kitano Takeshi was to ask for money, so he was full of resentment towards his mother.

After his mother passed away, the last thing his mother asked his brother to give him was a bankbook and a letter. There were 10 million in the bankbook.

My mother said in the letter that Kitano was a lavish spender and could not save money, so her mother adopted this method to help him save money. Only then did he realize that he had misunderstood his mother and regretted it endlessly.

But I also want to say that the way a mother gets along with her child is also questionable. Although it is for his own good, it has the opposite effect.

This movie reflects many things on the other side of human nature, such as the good side among bad guys, such as the parent-child relationship, etc. It is thought-provoking.

Five-star recommendation.