About love (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Japan Version) DVD Region 2
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A Taiwanese student in Japan (Wilson Chen Bo-lin) yearns to become a successful digital cartoonist. One day he passes by a heartbroken young graphic artist (Ito Misaki), who possesses a quality that trigues him...
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A new comer from Japan in Taipei (Kase Ryo) who eagerly hopes for a one-night-stand receives a call from a local girl for help. He speeds to her place but only find out that his task was merely to help A-Su making a bookshelf...
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A young Japanese (Tsukamoto Takashi) lives in the second floor of a general store in Shanghai. The landlady's daughter (Li Xiaolu) falls in love with him at first sight, but he still too filled with thoughts of his sweetheart in Japan...
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| Product Title: | About love (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Japan Version) 戀愛地圖 (又名: 關於愛) (DVD) (英文字幕) (日本版) 恋爱地图 (又名: 关于爱) (DVD) (英文字幕) (日本版) ａｂｏｕｔ ｌｏｖｅ アバウト・ラブ／関於愛 About love (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Japan Version) |
| Artist Name(s): | Osugi Ren | Ito Misaki | Ichikawa Yui | Tsukamoto Takashi 大杉漣 | 伊東美咲 | 市川由衣 | 塚本高史 大杉涟 | 伊东美咲 | 市川由衣 | 冢本高史 大杉漣 | 伊東美咲 | 市川由衣 | 塚本高史 Osugi Ren | Ito Misaki | Ichikawa Yui | Tsukamoto Takashi |
| Release Date: | 2006-02-24 |
| Publisher Product Code: | TDV-16044D |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Subtitles: | English, Japanese |
| Country of Origin: | China, Japan |
| Picture Format: | NTSC What is it? |
| Disc Format(s): | DVD |
| Region Code: | 2 - Japan, Europe, South Africa, Greenland and the Middle East (including Egypt) What is it? |
| Publisher: | Toho |
| Other Information: | DVD |
| Shipment Unit: | 1 What is it? |
| YesAsia Catalog No.: | 1004096584 |
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東京編》恋人と音信不通になり心が空っぽになってしまったアーティストの美智子（伊東美咲）。漫画の勉強をし日本にやってきたのに何も描けないでいる台湾からの留学生ヤオ（チェン・ボーリン）。ある日、ヤオは泣いている美智子を街中で偶然見かける。なぜか彼女の事が気になってしまうヤオは、彼女を陰から応援しようと決心し、彼女が働くアトリエのガラス戸に似顔絵を張り続けることで元気づけようとする。そして・・・。《台北編》彼にフラれた事実が未だ飲み込めないアスー（メイビス・ファン）は、バーで一度しか会ったことのない鉄ちゃん（加瀬亮）を真夜中に呼び出し、本棚作りを手伝わせる。じゃれあっているうちにいいムードになるが、アスーは突然拒絶する。「あなたの体を借りて、彼を想った。」「理解」。言葉が通じない2人は文字で気持ちを確認しあった。翌日、アスーを乗せた鉄ちゃんのバイクが、海を目指して疾走していく。アスーが愛している人に会うために、そしてアスーが伝えたいことを彼女に代わって伝えるために。《上海編》日本から留学してきた修平（塚本高史）は、浪人中のユン（リー・シャオルー）が住む雑貨屋の2階に住み始める。一人で中国語を学ぼうと留学してきた修平に、徐々に魅かれてゆくユン。ある日、修平が破り捨てた日本の恋人からの絵葉書をユンは拾い集め、その内容を知るために、受験勉強と称して日本語の勉強を始める。「夢」「逃げる」「バルセロナ」....。断片だった言葉が繋ぎ合わさった時、ユンは衝撃の内容を悟ってしまう・・・。 特典映像：キャストインタビュー／チェン・ボーリン来日映像／メイキング／予告編／来日記者会見
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Professional Review of "About love (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Japan Version)"
This professional review refers to About Love (Hong Kong Version)
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There is always a sense of fondness when looking at the short film. Part of that has to do with being exposed too often to ideas and stories forcibly drawn out to meet certain time expectations, so that when one comes across a short film that gets to its point and does it well, it's always refreshing. Besides which, that sense of a bite of culture without the commitment of a full feature appeals to my capricious, contrary nature. This certainly does not hurt the reception of the anthology About Love. Made up of three films made by three different directors from three different locales, all 'about love', the problem of do they or don't they and do I have to sit through this once again never really becomes a cognizant thought. Of the three, personal preferences lean towards Yee Chi-Yen's middle offering set in Taipei. Following the attempted reconciliation of Mavis Fan's A-Su and her recent ex-boyfriend, there is a definite warmth between the two leads that leads to a little tension but more often adds a certain playfulness to their performances. Most impressive is that, of the three films, this one has the most direct interaction between the two central characters and the greatest attempt to observe cross-language communication. Ten Shimoyama's opening film set in Tokyo follows closely. While lacking the direct interaction of the Taiwanese production, there is still a strong exploration of emotion through the art of Ito Misaki's Ichiko and the friends of Chen Bo-Lin's Yao and their little struggles. The Tokyo story tends to be more wistful, but then the main leads only meet face to face twice. Zhang Yibai's Shanghai contribution was probably the weakest of the three. While feeling the same degree of longing as the Tokyo story, Shanghai's core premise was the unspoken and tragic love of a teenager, for whom I feel little empathy. While Li Xiao lu's Yun shows a little maturity in her day to day dealings with Takashi Tsukamoto's Shu hei, and his failed romance at home, the way she romanticizes him is not something I find worth exploring short of remembering how dumb one can be as a teenager. About Love holds together as a whole quite well and is often entertaining. The simple central theme of characters falling in and out of love is not the most challenging material but definitely sufficient to generate enough warm fuzzies to get you through to the next day. 7.5 Languages in the Film out of 10 By Eugene Chan |
Customer Review of "About love (DVD) (English Subtitled) (Japan Version)"
Average Customer Rating for All Editions of this Product: (10)
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April 17, 2007
This customer review refers to About Love (Hong Kong Version)
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"About Love" really is about youthful yearning for love and affection. The theme is depicted here in three engaging short films. The first film is the slickest and most sentimental and offers a sweet ending. The second film is the edgiest; it resembles a film school project. I identified with the male character's struggle to communicate and found the ending to be the most poignant. The third film is the most heartbreaking. The lead actors and actresses in all three films are gorgeous and handle their roles well. The filmmaking is naive, but absorbing. The time flew by as I watched this film; that's always a good sign! Highly recommended by your humble servant. |
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August 30, 2006
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This movie of 3 stories has it all; humour, love, loneliness, friendship, sadness...the stories and styles of film-making are very different and each one is excellent. I almost feel like I got 3 movies in one, well worth the money! The first story set in Tokyo I would say caters to the romantics in all of us. A modern fairytale of love by chance in a big, lonely city. A good looking, young Chinese guy falls for a Japanese artist. The second story is more about realism I think, about the complexities of relationships and it's verious forms. But don't let the realism put you off, it is the most hilarious of the 3 and features the most adorable male character ever in the history of film! The third story is much more tragic. A Chinese girl is seretly in love with her Japanese lodger, but does nothing to reveal her feelings. The actress does an amazing job of conveying the innocence of first love, and I must say the ending left me quite speechless. To sum it up, watch it! There needs to be more movies like this. |
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June 28, 2006
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TOKYO - anyone who enjoyed the photography in Chung King express should love this film. it was all over far too soon for me. i think its a wonderful little story. i know i havent seen anything like it before. its worth buying the dvd simply for this film. 10/10 TAIPEI - i hated this one. i thought it was ok at the beginning and just got worse until i couldnt wait for the end. the japanese guys chinese sounded very poor, and while i know chinese is a difficult language to master, to have to listen to an absolute beginner with a very strong accent speak for a long time (and consistently get it wrong) was really grating. towards the end the girl asks the boy to pass on a message for her to her ex. when he gets back she asks him what her ex said. he spends the next 5 mins (literally) trying to tell her, making the same mistake over and over. we never do find out what her ex said! i never want to watch this film again. 1/10 SHANGHAI - this film is sweet and gentle, although i didnt sense any chemistry between the boy and girl despite a lot of interaction. i especially liked one scene where the girl looks at the boy through a glass. i thought this was a very clever and unique shot. 6/10 |
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May 11, 2006
This customer review refers to About Love (Hong Kong Version)
waste of time and money!
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I bought this DVD because of the nice reviews. But I'm very disappointed! I don't know if we all watched the same movie or we are just from different planets. I think the film is quite a waste of time!! |
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March 16, 2006
This customer review refers to About Love (Hong Kong Version)
a tale of 3 cities
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I saw this movie at the Hawaii International Film Festival last year. Wonderful film about cross cultural relationships in 3 different cities (Tokyo, Tapei, Shanghai). I liked the tokyo story the best. The tapei story gives you insight on how people use each other in relationships. Shanghai story was a bit strange but fun. |
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