13 out of 13 people found the following review helpful:

Sad and funny at the same time

A Customer from London, 16th June, 2008

Memories of Matsuko chronicles the life of Matsuko, a women who desperately wants to be loved, no matter what it costs. The film starts from the point of view of her nephew, who does not know she exists until he is informed that she has been found dead. His father asks him to clean up the dead woman's extremely messy apartment, and he learns more and more of the life of Matsuko as the film progresses. Part comedy, part musical, part tragedy, this film is visually stunning, with harsh images sugar coated by soft, gentle music. While weak in areas, it's overall a great film, with a strong performance by the lead character. Definitely worth watching.

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4 out of 4 people found the following review helpful:

turned off after 20 min

A Customer from London, 9th April, 2009

turned this off after 20 min as i couldn't see it going anywhere interesting. Superficial in your face visuals, in your face characters- reminded me of the truly awful run lola run in this respect. The colors are ghastly too, looks like its shot on video + overexposed a number of times in the portion i watched. Not a great example of japanese cinema - see hanna bi instead.

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1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful:

Memories of Matsuko

Seligor from , 11th January, 2010

Oh my, what a wonderful film, very sad and yet very funny in part. I have watched it three times since purchasing it after getting it out on Love Rental initially. It is very difficult to do a review without giving the story away. Lets just say it's the story of Matsuko, who from a very young age wanted love, and continued to want love throughout her life, at any price or pain. Her nephew tells her story while reading her diary, excellent. A film you will want to watch over and over again just to make sure you didn't imagine it the first time. I do tend to use Love Rentals as my trailer before buying the film or not. I had ordered Matsuko, before the credits finished.

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1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful:

Watch this

AlBertHold from , 17th November, 2009

Brilliant! At first it appears fairly light weight, but is actually very deep going. Worth every minute. Don't miss this one!

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1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful:

You gotta see this one!!

deepdown from , 1st October, 2009

This is a great film, this is what cinema was made for! This film will take you through every emotion, it is a beautifully crafted piece of cinema and a 'must watch' for those who want more than the usual hollywood 'boom-bang'

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1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful:

Happy Wednesday!

Idothheart from , 17th August, 2009

The title is a nod to one of the funniest songs in this movie...yes song (there are plently of em) - which may surprise u, but this plays out very much like a musical - which is no bad thing but it does take u a lil off guard. The characters are wonderfully crafted, the cinematography is superb and the script is both funny and heartbreaking. I can safely, I have never seen a film like this before. It's so witty, slick and inviting I didn't actually want it to end. I really can't fault this film at all and I will definately watch it again!

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