Lightweight stuff, but charming nonetheless. Based on the autobiography of renowned Japanese illustrator Seizo Tashima, veteran director Yoichi Higashi's 16th film traces the provincial childhoods of Seizo and his identical twin brother, Yukihiko, as they grow from tiny
terrors into more responsible young men. In 1948, Seizo (Keigo Matsuyama) and Yukihiko (Shogo Matsuyama) move with their mother (Mieko Harada) and older sister (Kaneko Iwasaki) to the pastoral Kochi region of Japan, where they live with the brutish Jimma (Hosei Komatsu). Perceived by the rest of
the villagers as spoiled outsiders, the boys go to school and do light work in Jimma's household, while c...
Released:
1995
Rated:
NR
Length:
112 mins