Ryuichi Hiroki¡¯s reputation for prolificacy was already well established, but he¡¯s outdone himself this time. The director has three high-profile movies hitting Japanese cinemas in a three-week period, besting even the impressive single-month streak managed by Takahiro Miki (¡°°Õ²¹²Ô²µ,¡± ¡°Even if This Love Disappears From the World Tonight,¡± ¡®Akira and Akira¡±) over the summer.
It¡¯s a varied batch, too, proving that Hiroki isn¡¯t at risk of becoming predictable ¡ª though ¡°Motherhood¡± suggests that he may be spreading himself thin.
This inverted fairy tale serves as a corrective to the more highbrow ¡°2 Women,¡± the director¡¯s fictionalized biopic of author-turned-Buddhist nun Jakucho Setouchi, and the gushy ¡°Phases of the Moon,¡± which comes out next week.
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