Monday
Monday
dir. Sabu
Japan, 1999 - 100
"I am interested in people who suddenly confronted by an extreme situation," says Sabu. One Monday morning, a man in a black suit wakes up in a hotel room. He can't remember how he got there, no matter how hard he tries. Then a packet of salt falls out of his pocket. But this is no ordinary salt this is purification salt, the type used to dispel evil spirits after a funeral or a wake... But who's dead? Fragments of memories come back to him. Funeral... cafe... bar... yakuza ... what? Are they all part of his dream, or...?
"It's been four years since I became a film director. I am still a newcomer as a director, so it may sound strange to say, but I worked on this film remembering how I was at the very beginning of my career. I just decided to do what I truly wanted to do. What I wanted to do was a comedy, an action film, a dramatic, painful and fantastic story with a touch of horror, and a hard-line dancing movie with dance, dance and dance. I wanted to have all those elements, and wanted it to be full of cynical laughter and still wanted it to be shorter than a hundred minutes. I tried. And, yeah, I did it. I'd like to thank all of the cast and staff members who really enjoyed and coped with the original intentions of this beginner." Sabu
In his fourth film, Sabu maintains the distinctive themes and style which he presented in "Postman Blues" (WFF 98).
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