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Overview
Go Takamine's first theatrical feature is a pioneering work of Okinawan cinema, filmed almost entirely in Okinawan dialect. Taking place shortly before the resumption of Japanese sovereignty over Okinawa, Takamine’s film tacitly addresses the island prefecture's complicated history of occupation and feelings of dislocation through the story of a small community and its preparations for a wedding between a local girl and a Japanese teacher. On the periphery of these events is Reishu (Kaoru Kobayashi), who quits his job on a US military base and uses the extra time to catch snakes and play with ants – and get the bride-to-be pregnant. Takamine’s leisurely-paced film is full of uniquely Okinawan touches that mix in aspects of the island's folklore, accompanied by Haruomi Hosono’s spare and evocative score.
Release date
13/04/1985
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Original Soundtrack
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Okinawa
A Far Shore
All About Lily Chou-Chou
Boiling Point
Breathe In, Breathe Out
The First Breath of Tengan Rei
Star Sand
Himawari -Okinawa wa Wasurenai, Ano Nichi no Sora o-
Untamagiru
Okinawa Rendez-vous
The Stranger by the Shore
Check It Out, Yo!
Shimamori Tower
The Karate Kid Part II
Blue Lagoon: A Summer Experience
Flying Leathernecks
沖縄健児隊
The Teahouse of the August Moon
Okinawa Blue Note
Sympathy for the Underdog