I’m not sure what it is about this video, but I’ve watched it dozens of times in the past week:
Every bit of this video is dense with artistry–the expressions on the father’s and the grandma’s faces and the stories embedded in them, the lines of the apartments in the background, the washed out coloring. I get bonus nostalgia for a) being a father of a daughter who’s growing up too quickly, and b) for memories evoked by the high-rise apartment complex, the girl’s school outfit, and their conversation in the Osaka dialect (which bears some resemblance to the Sasebo dialect I spoke with my grandparents). Don’t worry, there’s subtitles. 
4 responses so far ↓
1 Joe // May 9, 2007 at 4:45 am
Hahaha! Thats an awesome ad.
2 Elise // May 10, 2007 at 4:47 pm
LOL. I like it too.
3 mel // May 11, 2007 at 9:55 pm
Proof that film can be high art without being artsy. You’re right, John, this one was more like a mash-up of a 70’s era family photo album, a rock video, The Matrix, and an Alfred Stieglitz joint.
PS, I just finished The Amber Spyglass. This book (and the whole series) was like a mash-up of Alice in Wonderland, Anne of Green Gables, A Wrinkle in Time, Pullman’s beloved Paradise Lost, and Carl Sagan’s Contact. Loved it.
4 Miko // May 14, 2007 at 10:50 am
nice!
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