Moriyama-San
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Moriyama-San

7.3 / 10 2017 1h 3mNR English
Documentary

Storyline

One week in the extraordinary-ordinary life of Mr. Moriyama, a Japanese art, architecture and music enlighted amateur who lives in one of the most famous contemporary Japanese architecture, the Moriyama house, built in Tokyo in 2005 by Pritzker-prize winner Ryue Nishizawa (SANAA). Introduced in the intimacy of this experimental microcosm which redefines completely the common sense of domestic life, Ila Bêka recounts in a very spontaneous and personal way the unique personality of the owner: a urban hermit living in a small archipelago of peace and contemplation in the heart of Tokyo. From noise music to experimental movies, the film let us enter into the ramification of the Mr. Moriyama's free spirit. Moriyama-San, the first film about noise music, acrobatic reading, silent movies, fireworks and Japanese architecture!

Cast & Crew

YM

Yasuo Moriyama

Self

Lead
IB

Ila Bêka

Self

ST

Satoshi Takae

Self

NT

Nao Taniguchi

Self

KK

Kazuto Kimura

Self

MY

Mayumi Yamamoto

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ila Bêka's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Moriyama-San is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker