Strangers in the City

Strangers in the City (行きずりの街, Yukizuri no Machi) is a 2010 Japanese thriller film directed by Junji Sakamoto, starring Toru Nakamura and Manami Konishi. It is based on the novel of the same title by Tatsuo Shimizu.

For the 1962 American film, see Strangers in the City (1962 film).
Strangers in the City
Directed byJunji Sakamoto
Produced byMitsuru Kurosawa
Tatsuya Kunimatsu
Written byShoichi Maruyama
Based on"Yukizuri no Machi"
by Tatsuo Shimizu
StarringToru Nakamura
Manami Konishi
Music byGoro Yasukawa
CinematographySeizo Sengen
Edited byShinichi Fushima
Distributed byToei Company
Release date
  • November 20, 2010 (2010-11-20)
Running time
123 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Cast

Release

Strangers in the City premiered at the Busan International Film Festival on October 11, 2010.[1] It also screened as the North American premiere at the Japan Cuts on July 17, 2011.[2]

Reception

Mark Schilling of The Japan Times criticized Strangers in the City, noting that the director Junji Sakamoto and the screenwriter Shoichi Maruyama could not decide what the film is about.[3] Meanwhile, Russell Edwards of Variety said, "[Manami] Konishi exhibits a powerful range of suppressed emotions as Hatano's former child bride-cum-Tokyo bargirl."[4]

gollark: (This is in fact not true. My real age is [ERROR], as I am an entity existing outside of space and time and not subject to foolish mortal concepts like "linear time".)
gollark: I'm fine with somewhat funny loading messages, but not as actual UI elements.
gollark: I'm 12 as a joke!
gollark: Haha yes we are so funny and up with the kids, innit yo?
gollark: Settings are in a gazillion random places, and the prompts for, say, in one memorable instance the log-in-through-QR-code thing are "fun" instead of useful and practical, too.

References
  1. Noh, Jean (13 October 2010). "Toei introduces Strangers to Korea's Mountain Pictures". Screen International.
  2. Umstead, Ben (14 June 2011). "Japan Cuts Lineup Is A Gift From The Gods". Twitch Film. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012.
  3. Schilling, Mark (19 November 2010). "'Yukizuri no Machi (Strangers in the City)'". The Japan Times.
  4. Edwards, Russell (8 November 2010). "Strangers in the City". Variety.


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