Creating a film that looks like a silent one but actually is not and having a narrative that is a pastiche of elements that includes tribute to the film noir of the 1920s, comedy, and a repeated breaking of the fourth wall is not exactly an easy task. However, this is exactly what Kaizo Hayashi accomplished with “To Sleep so as to Dream”, in an effort that netted him awards from Mainichi Film Concours and Yokohama Film Festival (also for Takeo Kimura’s art direction).
The story takes place somewhere in the 50s, and revolves around the disappearance of Bellflower, the daughter of Madame Cherrysblossom, an aging silent film actress. The Madame tasks her elderly butler with finding her, and he gives the job to two detectives, egg-swallowing Uotsuka and his assistant, Kobayashi, who soon proves to be a master of martial arts apart from constantly aloof. The trio is immediately contacted by the kidnappers,...
The story takes place somewhere in the 50s, and revolves around the disappearance of Bellflower, the daughter of Madame Cherrysblossom, an aging silent film actress. The Madame tasks her elderly butler with finding her, and he gives the job to two detectives, egg-swallowing Uotsuka and his assistant, Kobayashi, who soon proves to be a master of martial arts apart from constantly aloof. The trio is immediately contacted by the kidnappers,...
- 9/29/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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