the world of kanako ( 渇き 。 kawaki , lit . " thirst . " ) is a 2014 japanese suspense film directed by tetsuya nakashima , starring kōji yakusho and nana komatsu .

it was released on 4 july 2014 .

the world of kanako

can someone please help me understand the plot of
the world of kanako
? it ' s a bit confusing .
can someone please help me understand the plot of
the world of kanako
? it ' s a bit confusing . : movies
akikazu fujishima ( kôji yakusho ) pauses during a brutal brawl in drafthouse films’ the world of kanako . courtesy of drafthouse films .
the world of kanako [ is a ] joy to watch even as it dives thematically deeper and deeper into the tarriest pits of humanity .
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intense violence and a willingness to experiment with genre and style make the world of kanako a film fit for both the arthouse and exploitation crowds .
the world of kanako is f ull of evil characters and negative emotions . would you agree that it may take a masochist to truly enjoy your movie ?
愛知のスケートリンク figure skaters – miki ando ( 2011 world champion ) , mao asada ( 2010 world champion ) , and kanako murakami ( 2009 world junior champion ) are all nagoya natives , together with aichi - native akiko suzuki ( 2011 nhk trophy winner ) they are currently 4 of the top 12 best skaters in the world . where better to take to the ice than the world’s number - one skating hotspot !
i grew tired of the nihilism of
the world of kanako
long before it was over , and i have a high tolerance for that sort of thing , so that has to be taken into account when assessing the overall product , but the quality of the filmmaking never flags .
yakusho ' s breathless , riveting performance grounds the world of kanako even as it threatens to devolve into an unbearable series of nihilistic plot twists and gory set pieces .
mark schilling of the japan times gave the film 3 out of 5 stars .
i heard this song in world of kanako and tried desperately to find it . the only thing that showed up in google was this thread . : (
at the closing program of the world team trophy , kanako murakami was given the spotlight to thank all her fans and supporters throughout the years . she was also offered a bouquet and a flower crown .
the narrator happens to win one of the swimming competitions and is suddenly thrown into fame . kanako tells matsunaga to take care of the gang of bullies who are after the narrator . the leader of the gang is beaten to a pulp . the narrator is free of being bullied . he is madly falling in love with kanako .
whilst not a film for everyone due to its nihilistic attitude and frequent physical and sexual violence , the world of kanako is a must - see for fans of off - beat cinema .
yes , the 2 girls akikazu is interviewing are former schoolmates of kanako . the one with the grey , short hair got hooked on drugs by her and kanako also got her invovled in the prostitute ring of the yakuza .
admittedly , i grew tired of the nihilism of “the world of kanako” long before it was over , and i have a high tolerance for that sort of thing , so that has to be taken into account when assessing the overall product , but the quality of the filmmaking never flags . you just have to ask yourself if the journey to this ridiculously violent world , however well - constructed , is one worth taking .
based on a mystery novel by akio fukamachi , the world of kanako follows the search for a missing girl through the eyes of her crazed father who begins to realize through the traces she left how little he knew her and his family .
world team trophy came back this year as part of the figure skating 2016 - 2017 season , which was held at the yoyogi national gymnasium in tokyo , japan from april 20 to 23 . world team trophy 2017 is the 6th world team trophy , which was first held in japan in 2009 .
tokyo – “ confessions ” director tetsuya nakashima ’s latest hyper - violent drama “ the world of kanako ( kawaki ) ” has stirred up a storm of controversy since its june 27 release in japan .
much of the the decline of kanako’s skating career started in 2015 , golden skate reports , after twisting an ankle during an ice show tour .
the world of kanako is one of the few films in recent memory that can only be described as indescribable . this hyper - violent mystery from japan’s tetsuya nakashima seems to tread vaguely similar ground to his 2010 hit , confessions .
tetsuya nakashima’s thriller “ the world of kanako ” might be filed under what some cineastes call extreme cinema . but screen overkill — and i mean kill — is more like it .
the isu world team trophy 2017 ( wtt 2017 ) closes today to both a beautiful and moving exhibition gala as figure skater kanako murakami announces her retirement from the sport .
the world of kanako is such a nihilistic movie that it doesn ' t appear to treat any topic as taboo . as a filmmaker , are there any subjects you shy away from ?
in yet another iteration of the old nightclubs - as - dens - of - vice trope in local films , in “kawaki” the glimpses into kanako’s secret world in are less judgemental than representative of nakashima’s dark view of the human race . there is not a pleasant character in the entire film , though some are less reprehensible than others .
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though the splashy credits for “the world of kanako” recall the devil - may - care genre mash - ups of seijun suzuki ( “branded to kill” ) , nakashima strikes a considerably less playful tone , despite his exuberant displays of ultra - violence and mayhem . the film has more in common with paul schrader’s “hardcore” — by way of “the searchers” — but in the absence of a moral center , it’s less about a father discovering a lurid underworld than about him exposing the internal rot his daughter has inherited like a birthright . it’s the stuff of grand guignol tragedy , but “the world of kanako” doesn’t pause long enough from visceral ugliness to allow any deeper emotions to sink in .
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if you can handle the excessive nihilism , the world of kanako may reveal itself to be something more than just a punishing journey , revealing a family rot that ' s been handed down from father to daughter .
“the world of kanako” contains elements of “ bad lieutenant , ” “oldboy” and even “ the searchers ” but filtered through a lens that’s so covered in grime and blood that many people will consider the nihilistic trip not worth the effort . it’s a film that’s tempting to dismiss because of its bleak , misanthropic viewpoint on the world , but that would be discounting the quality of the filmmaking and the riveting performance at its center . based on akio fukamachi’s “hateshinaki kawaki , ” tetsuya nakashima ’s “the world of kanako” is such an in - your - face experience that its opening credits includes words sprawled across it like the old adam west “ batman , ” and those words are “kill ! ” and “fuck ! ” it sets a tone .
one of the girls , akiko , that kanako has fed to the prostitution ring is the daughter of a teacher . kanako meets the teacher and shows her a picture of akiko in bed with some old guy . the teacher loses her mind and asks kanako why she would do that to a young girl . kanako explains how akiko was never forced or compelled and that she actually enjoys it . the teacher , in a fit of rage , stabs and kills kanako . this is how she dies , in the car . not the yakuza , not matsunaga’s gang , not the narrator . the teacher stabs and kills kanako and then buries her body in a secure location .
a father’s search for his missing daughter takes the “little girl lost” scenario to gruesome extremes in “ the world of kanako , ” a relentlessly unpleasant and ultimately banal journey into a broken family’s heart of darkness . writer - director tetsuya nakashima explored many of these same themes in “confessions , ” japan’s official 2011 submission for the foreign - language film oscar , but here he amplifies every element — the spastic style , the baroque plotting , the parental dysfunction and the hidden malice that poisons adolescent life . while there’s something compelling about an antihero whose obsession is poised on the razor’s edge between love and hate , “ the world of kanako ” buries it in grinding , agitated repetition . devotees of asian extreme cinema may find the redeeming in the irredeemable , but the world outside this band of cultists will be difficult for drafthouse films to penetrate .
this year’s world team trophy 2017 was won by japan , after finishing bronze in the last world team trophy in 2015 . golden skate reports that japan finished with a total of 109 points , finishing before russia with 105 points and the usa with 97 points .
describing kanako is most fruitful when you throw away genre and plot and talk about similar films . imagine a film blender . you’ve got lynchian atmosphere and music , tarantino’s propensity for intellectualizing classic exploitation , the breakneck editing of aronofsky’s requiem for a dream , and a few dashes of the styles of takashi miike and chan - wook park . yet , the film you’re imagining right now is probably wildly different than the world of kanako .
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one of the girls on the photos turns out to be the daughter of kanako ' s teacher . so as akikazu confronts her we learn that the teacher tried to stop kanako from drugging / pimping her daughter . as kanako refuses , she stabs her to death with a screwdriver . akikazu forces her to show him where she hid the body but they never find it .
in confessions ( 2010 ) and the world of kanako ( opens november 6 ) , you show us parents who fail to realise that their children have been doing something very wrong . why are you drawn to this topic ?
this year’s gala exhibition was particularly moving as a guest figure skater joined the performing skaters during the exhibition . japan times reports that japanese figure skater kanako murakami appeared at the world team trophy 2017 gala and performed for the last time , after announcing her retirement during the closing ceremony .
the gala exhibition at the world team trophy 2017 looked like one of the happiest and equally heartwarming competitions of the year so far . closing the gala was renowned figure skater yuzuru hanyu , who shouted at the top of his lungs , “san , ni , ichi… arigatou gosaimashita ! ” this translates to “3 , 2 , 1… thank you very much ! ”
a father’s search for his missing daughter takes the “little girl lost” scenario to gruesome extremes in “the world of kanako , ” a relentlessly unpleasant and ultimately banal journey into a broken family’s heart of darkness . writer - director tetsuya nakashima explored many of these same themes in “confessions , ” japan’s official 2011 submission for the foreign - language film oscar , [ … ]
every character in the world of kanako is on some sort of drug , prescription or otherwise , which might represent the economic and cultural malaise underlying contemporary japanese society . or it might just be another meaningless stylistic gesture on the part of the filmmakers . the answer to this question might reside in the character of the snickering , lollipop - sucking detective asai ( satoshi tsumabuki ) , who simply giggles at all of the mutilated bodies and despair he encounters throughout the film , especially akikazu’s . asai’s mindless schadenfreude perfectly embodies the cartoonish violence , brain - dead misanthropy , and cheap emotional manipulation that underlies the film’s vicious and ultimately pointless attack on the viewer’s psyche .
the world of kanako is guaranteed to reach these heights of insanity , and even has an enticing plot to boot . it delves into the mysteriously maniacal underbelly of japan , and the style draws from an insane variety of films - from oldboy and i saw the devil to the wacky styles of quentin tarantino and yes , sion sono . it ' s a formula that might seem unoriginal at first , but really works perfectly well with the story and its pace . a few times , a much - needed injection of adrenaline is put into the story , picking up the more expositional parts and running away at…
a mentally unstable alcoholic and former cop , akikazu fujishima ( kôji yakusho ) , is thrown back into a the role of detective when a brutal murder brings him into collision with former coworkers . in the midst of this , fujishima is contacted by his ex - wife , distraught about the disappearance of their daughter , kanako ( nana komatsu ) . as fujishima searches for the truth of kanako’s disappearance , the narrative twists and turns endlessly , revealing connections and intricate stories beneath the surface of the main narrative .
now to the rest of the movie : he gets caught by matsnunaga and his guys but they are also hunted by the yakuza since kanako talked matsunaga into blackmailing the old perverts who were customers in the child - prostitution ring .
the ballad of narayama
is a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens…
the world of kanako could very well serve as a cautionary tale for parents worldwide . in fact , i ' d go so far as to say that it ' s must - see for anyone with children , whatever their age . that ' s not a joke and it ' s not an exaggeration : i ' ve seen this kind of thing happen in the real world , and it ' s not pretty - nor should it be ; it should be just what it is here - in your face and down and dirty . too often people ( especially here in these delusional united $ tate $ ) sugar - coat life and pretend all ' s right with the world . well , it ain ' t , and the world of kanako is closer to reality than anything you ' re likely to see at your neighborhood multiplex .
- just when i thought it was was safe to go back into the classroom again confessions director tetsuya nakashima returns with an even more soul destroying dose of cinematic brutality . the world of kanako continues on the same nihilistic downward spiral into darkness as confessions . . . just louder and faster . it really is time to think about home schooling . . .
the world of kanako has every chance to go off the rails , but it doesn’t . it’s solid and it’s experimental and dark as hell . despite a wealth of ' 70s exploitation influences that are made extremely apparent in the film’s campy opening and fight scenes , you never get the sense that you’re watching an exploitation film . it’s much more apt to approach kanako as an arthouse film , because hidden beneath a veneer of soulless violence is a film that challenges viewers with unique storytelling and a visual playfulness .
from the beginning , “the world of kanako” is designed in a way to be unsettling . the opening scenes with close - ups of sweaty faces spurting lines like “ i love you ” and “ i’ll kill you , ” set the dual themes of the piece—love and violence—but they do so in a way that’s discomforting . there’s a sense of displacement and confusion , especially for the first act , that’s not unlike a late night in a club . you barely hear snippets of conversation over the loud music , and fujishima and editor yoshiyuki koike don’t hold a shot for more than a few seconds . even scenes of dialogue between two relatively normal characters—like when fujishima is talking to kanako’s classmates or her doctor—are cut together from several angles .
akikazu notices a picture of akiko , the teacher’s daughter . he goes and confronts the teacher about this . she confesses that she has killed kanako and has buried her someplace . akikazu is crazed with rage by now . he wants kanako alive so he can kill her for the trouble she has gone around causing . he forces to get the teacher to dig kanako up but she has no memory of where she has buried her . the movie ends .
the hit director of confessions , memories of matsuko and kamikaze girls is currently in post - production for the film produced by gaga and licri .
kanako , a beautiful girl and one of the best students at school , goes missing with all the belongings left behind in her room . her father akikazu is now asked by his ex - wife to look for their daughter . he starts a desperate search of kanako using any means , in the hope of getting his
ideal
family back in place despite the fact that the very reason of the family breakup was because of his problematic personality and behaviors . following tracks of her past and present and talking to her
friends ,
he starts to get to know his daughter whom he never knew or didn ' t even attempt to know . when akikazu is led to one clue , he realizes the world kanako was facing beyond his imagination . . . can the father find his daughter , and get back his perfect happy family he has dreamed of after all these years ?
next akikazu goes to kanako ' s psychiatrist but gets no information , again .
i ' ll always be in awe of tetsuya nakashima ' s batshit skittles aesthetic , but i miss the more uplifting weirdness of kamikaze girls or paco and the magical book . regardless of intent , this waded farther into the depths of human cruelty than i could stand .
kanako , a beautiful girl and one of the best students at school , goes missing with all the belongings left behind in her room . her father akikazu is now asked by his ex - wife to look for their daughter . he starts a desperate search of kanako using any means , in the hope of getting his
ideal
family back in place despite the fact that the very reason of the family breakup was because of his problematic personality and behaviors . following tracks of her past and present and talking to her
friends ,
he starts to get to know his daughter whom he never knew or didn ' t even attempt to know . when akikazu is led to one clue , he realizes the world kanako was facing beyond his imagination . . . can the father find his daughter , and get back his perfect happy family he has dreamed of after all these years ? written by busan international film festival
perhaps one of the most nauseating films i have laid my eyes on ,
world of kanako
is certainly not for everyone . the japanese psyche is an enigmatic one for outsiders like me , as the country seems to be an epitome of an outside appearance of civility combined with an internal repression of schizophrenic darkness . i can ' t imagine a movie like this playing in neighborhood movie theaters in america , but then again , most of those movies are vanilla time - fillers anyway .
world . .
is an extremely unpleasant movie and will leave a bad taste in your mouth , kind of like what tarantino would make if he was high on crack and decided
the hell with you .
one thing i will say is that this movie is
memorable .
kanako murakami’s retirement during the world team trophy gala did not come as a surprise to many figure skating fans as she has been hinting about this retirement ever since the 2014 sochi olympics . back in 2012 , at the golden skate forums , one member posts a quote from murakami talking about her future in the sport .
kanako is the devil . and her world makes one filthy , hard - boiled , ruthless , garbage stench of a film , reeks of depraved violence , senseless abuse all presented in frantic , drug - induced editing . intervals between hysterical shouting and bloodshed are non - existent , it ' s deeper and deeper down the rabbit hole we go . no escape , just craziness piled on top of craziness - - - in short , one fucking hell of a ride .
from the very first utterances in the film — “i love you” and “i’ll kill you” — “the world of kanako” expresses the duality of love and hate that akikazu possesses for his daughter , but it doesn’t shift tones as readily as it migrates timelines . though yakusho delivers a fine and unexpectedly physical performance , following his character through one abusive encounter after another becomes a grueling ordeal , especially when it’s fattened to two full hours . as the search for kanako turns his gaze ever - inward , the audience winds up understanding him a lot faster than he understands himself .
he also kills the girl with the short , grey hair . iirc at the murder scene akikazu finds a key to a locker in which are the photos of the girls with their customers .
after saving so many lives on the day of the tsunami and being swept up by the waters herself . . . . she still lives in the small space of refugee housing they call ' kasetsu ' ( temporary shelter housing ) . for me they remind me of the internment camps that japanese canadians lived in during the war .
next he goes to a restaurant to meet kanako ' s old middle school classmates where he finds out kanako had contacts with a drug - provider . ( this scene is confusing because akikazu himself points to a picture of a drug - provider name matsunaga as if he already knows matsunaga has ties to kanako ) .
silly though the action becomes , nakashima produces quick , kaleidoscopic cuts that not only impress with their coolness ( insert music video comparisons here ) , but say something about the quicksilver nature of kanako in particular and the dionysian spirit in general , with its unsettling shifts from the angelic to the demonic , from the wildly celebratory to the unconscionably cruel .
john williams presents a made - in - japan take on one of kafka ' s classics written at the start of world war i and published in 1925 after its author ' s untimely death , franz kafka ' s
the trial
is one of those novels everyone knows by reputation ( or , in my case , from a fe . . .
cut to the flaps of a hummingbird’s wings , “the world of kanako” doubles back to at least four different timelines , but the gist of it is reasonably straightforward . yakusho stars as akikazu fujishima , a disgraced ex - detective who loses a second job as a lowly convenience - store security guard following a triple murder . his situation gets markedly worse when his ex - wife , kiriko ( asuka kurosawa ) , reports that their teenage daughter , kanako ( nana komatsu ) , has been missing for the better part of a week . largely an absentee father , akikazu gets to know his daughter through the investigation , which reveals enough wrongdoing to get her grounded for several lifetimes .
thankfully , there’s not much else that didn’t work in the film . the acting , especially from yakusho , manages to be wild , emotional and somehow grounded . there’s a real vulnerability and sadness to yakusho’s performance , and despite the tone of the film , none of the acting ever feels broad in any way . rather , it’s realistic , if a bit intense . kanako herself plays a sociopathic teen in a way that’s a bit over - the - top , but for most of the film , the acting helps to ground us amongst the intensity of everything else .
the great yakusho ( “ 13 assassins ” ) plays akikazu fujishima , a retired cop who seems to live for nothing . not long ago , he caught his wife having an affair and plowed into their car before pulling the man from the vehicle and beating him . he hasn’t seen his daughter kanako ( nana komatsu ) in a long time , pops pills and has taken to vomiting in rainy alleys . when he learns that kanako is missing , he is given new purpose , although his misanthropy makes him something of a loose cannon . as he descends to a world of drugs and prostitution to try and find kanako , nakashima flashes back and forth chronologically to tie the two timelines together and reveal what happened to kanako .
whether or not one will enjoy the world of kanako depends most importantly on their level of tolerance for and ability to enjoy extreme violence and nihilism in a story . still , even if one doesn’t enjoy the film , its construction deserves praise . nakashima has an arthouse sensibility in the way he experiments with editing , and his postmodernist approach blends genres , narrators , and disjointed stories into a story that ends up feeling very cohesive . not only that , this approach has the dual function of reflecting its characters .
renowned japanese figure skater miki ando went to twitter to post a photo commemorating kanako murakami .
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whatever anger has landed on her heart in the jungles of trumplandia , patti smith consistently performs the miracle of putting it down , as seen in her recently published prose - poem , the new jerusalem .
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in comes the narrator . he is a boy who is a weakling and is constantly bullied at school by a small gang of bullies . kanako meets him . he falls in love with her at first sight . she shows interest in him too . kanako spends some time with him and he takes this to be a sign of love . he understands that kanako once had a boyfriend called ogata who eventually committed suicide . he mentions to kanako that he wants to disappear with her someplace else . kanako asks if he too wants to be like ogata and get to know her more . little does the narrator know what he’s getting into .
akikazu talks to two of of kanako’s classmates emi morishita and tomoko nagano . they don’t give him much information . akikazu smells a rat and later assaults emi morishita to get information . emi escapes but tells akikazu that kanako is the devil and got nagano into the prostitution ring . later , nagano tries to go to the cops about the prostitution ring but there are senior cops involved in this . the department orders a detective by the name aikawa to kill nagano and she is killed .
basically the story of a man forced to finally see the injustice around him . riley’s movie is designed to do the same thing to you . …
kanako did make it to the 2014 sochi olympics . however , she failed to make it to the podium . her last medal was a bronze at the grand prix cup of china season 2014 - 15 while her last gold was at the four continents season 2013 - 14 .
she gets the narrator to come to a party where he gets drunk and is eventually caught and handed to the prostitution ring . he gets physically abused . kanako has lived up to her word of making the narrator “become” like ogata . furthermore , he is caught and beaten up and thrown into a river . the narrator is now pissed and wants vengeance so he follows a girl from the gang that throws him into the river . he tortures her to get kanako’s location and goes after her . on meeting kanako he is unable to kill her as he is still in love with her . the narrator gets killed by a person in the shadows . this was always kanako’s plan . the killer is most likely matsunaga .
akikazu opens the locker to find photo evidence that kanako has been collecting . in the photo akikazu identifies the senior cop that is involved in this . in the photos there is kanako too . akikazu assaults the senior cop into giving up more information on the prostitution ring and learns more on how his daughter has become evil and has been helping old men get to young school girls .
the exhibition will feature six of japan’s up - and - coming photographers selected by ima magazine . three photographers , kanako azuma who applies her unique view of the world to her moving images to tell stories , fumi ishino who focuses on life within contemporary society with humor and a global perspective , and naohiro utagawa who creates still life infused with elements of improvisation , will show new works created especially for this exhibition using panasonic lumix dmc - gx8 cameras . other photographers , including hideyuki ishibashi , harumi shimizu and yutaka komase , will take your mind beyond the two dimensional representation . this is an exhibition you will surely enjoy the wealth of young artistic talent which invites us into a bold new world , with each photographer’s work showing their individual approach to their subjects .
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unfortunately , where kanako falters is perhaps in its’ convoluted plot . it’s surprisingly not too difficult to follow , but has a definite tendency towards the tangential and lingering scene . it doesn’t detract excessively from the impact of the film . but at two hours , the film has trouble sustaining its’ breakneck pace near the end .
i wouldn ' t judge my viewers by their age . by regulation , the world of kanako is only for people aged 15 or above in japan , so my audiences have sort of selected themselves . [ in hong kong , it is classified category iii , for people aged 18 or above . ] personally , i don ' t think children should be prohibited from watching my movie . i trust my audiences to make their own judgments about the story . i don ' t think we should show children only the positive side of things and conceal the negative side from them . after all , the subjects of my movies do exist in reality .
a popular high school teacher concocts an extreme plan to deal with the rise of bullying and bad behavior among the student body .
so from my understanding akikazu was able to connect the dots by sheer memory alone . he was able to match the matsunaga ' s high school picture with the picture shown by the lollipop cop in the beginning of the film . even though matsunaga looks completely different !
starring aya ueto ( oshin , thermae romae ) and kengo kora ( a story of yonosuke , snakes and earrings ) , the film tells a story of a family who endures eras of turmoil together through their cooking .
ray davies seamlessly transitions to the role of director and shapes his artistry for a new format .
but when kanako deigns to befriend the boy , he can’t help being grateful — and more . “i almost feel like a human being because you are here , ” he says in a voice - over . perhaps kanako , appearances to the contrary , is human as well .
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akikazu gets abducted by the yakuza who are looking for kanako as she and matsunaga have been causing a lot of grief thanks to the blackmailing . they show matsunaga who is kept in a body bag , sliced up and alive . on realizing that akikazu wants kanako dead too , the yakuza give him the name of the person who kills nagano - detective aikawa . akikazu busts into aikawa’s home and physically abuses his wife and calls him for a meeting . the two of them meet . it turns into a bloodbath . it becomes a massive confusion with detective asai showing up too . akikazu leaves them wounded and escapes .
this frantic , fractured movie is unpleasant in a variety of ways , and is probably for fans of japanese cult movies only .
the three - day weekend gross ( excluding previews ) of july 6 - 8 was £6 . 2m
then he goes to her old middle school teacher who tells him she knew kanako had ties to drugs but said nothing . at this point akikazu assumes that kanako went back to matsunaga and matsunaga knows where she is .
he recognises matsnuga in kanakos yearbook . the lollipop - cop showed him a photograph of matsunaga ( now with piercings and dyed hair ) at the beginning . he says something like
do you know one of these guys , they are involved in drugs
. so as akikazu sees matsunagas photo he thinks he is the one getting kanako on drugs .
kanako goes on to further get involved in the prostitution ring . she convinces other students from her school to get involved and make some money . kanako indulges with some old men too . she also collects multiple evidence against the prostitution ring . she joins hands with matsunaga in blackmailing the old perverts . the yakuza don’t like this . it is bad for their business .
since members of the police are among the customers , the lollipop - cop ( can ' t remember his name right now ) got a professional killer to wipe out all the evidence and witnesses ( he also killed the 3 people in beginning ) .
a second thread concerns a skinny , bullied high school nerd ( hiroya shimizu ) , who makes the mistake of falling for kanako . his own search for her eventually becomes a grisly rite of passage into bloodthirsty manhood . a sharp tool , a cheek and an ear lobe are involved .
at the berlinale , gaga also has a tale of samurai cooking - a true love story directed by yuzo asahara in the culinary cinema section .
as former detective akikazu searches for his missing daughter , kanako , he soon learns she has a mysterious secret life .
at the film’s heart are questions of the strength of link between parent and child , but if their hearts are vaguely similar , their execution is anything but . where confessions plays out like a chilling arthouse horror , kanako seems to be a typical detective - searches - for - child film at first , before devolving into an insane mix of exploitation , high school drama , gang film , and procedural .
the film is a non - linear story told about an estranged father searching for his missing daughter - kanako . the more he searches , the more he discovers about her . it’s quite a twisted tale and is a good watch .
traditionally , the competition concluded the world championships and showcases figure skaters from usa , canada , japan , france , russia , and china . selected skaters from the different figure skating disciplines ( men’s singles , ladies singles , pair skating , and ice dancing ) compete to put together points , which then add up to determine the winning country .
lest you think “the world of kanako” is a playful homage or a stylish ride , be warned . this is a movie with enough gore , rape , murder , drug use and horrible behavior to make takashi miike blink . it is not an easy watch . and it does feel sometimes like excess for the sake of excess . but then star koji yakusho will do something unexpected emotionally or nakashima and cinematographer shôichi atô will find a striking image and the movie will win you back . like the characters who are constantly either in love or murderous rage , nakashima pushes and pulls at his own audience .
the yakuza did not want this because they realized it would be a threat to their business . so akiakzu gets in the crossfire of that conflict .
wait a minute . . . wait , you ' re telling me akikazu raped kanako ? wow . i mean , i knew the father almost strangled kanako to death but he actually raped her too ? oh my god . i need to watch this movie again , christ .
the start of the movie shows akikazu , retired police lieutenant , searching for his daughter . the case is also being handled by a detective detective asai - the smug guy with a lollipop . he has his own vested interest in this prostitution ring and wants to keep it under the covers . while he doesn’t stop akikazu from looking for kanako , he doesn’t help in any which way .
the rape of kanako through her father is shown very quickly ( one or two shots only , iirc ) and you might take it as a confusion or halluzination of akikazu ( he is quite beat up in that sequence ) . but in the novel it is clearly stated that it happened . there it is the main reason for kankaos downfall , where in the movie there is more room for interpretation . like kanako trying to seduce her father , showing her total loss of normality . she comes across like pure evil in the movie . although the movie is very violent and feels like a punch in the guts , i really enjoyed it . one hell of a ride and a real tour de force by the leading role . it has some very dark humour , too . like the killer living a happy family live , the one akikazu always dreamt about but never had . the corny 70s music and akikazus fights with police . the more he is trying to fix everything up , the more he destroys it . after all , he has serious psychological issues ( you see his medication at the beginning ) and finds out that he might have caused all that suffering by himself ( abusing kanako ) .
kanako is a girl who grows up in a broken family . her father , akikazu fujishima , is an alcoholic and is a terrible father . the mother , kiriko fujishima , is no good either . she’s shown to be an absent mother . a specific moment is shown to turn kanako to the evil side . akikazu is an abusive father and busts into her room drunk and assaults her . this turns to a vague sexual retort from kanako . perhaps this is not the first time , perhaps he has abused her before and kanako has just learn to live with this by reacting the way she does . obviously , kanako grows up to become a crazy young girl . she grows up to be someone who draws on weaknesses of people and uses that to ruin their lives . yeah , she’s an evil bitch , like that .
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i think i would ' ve liked reading the source material for this movie . seems like a good read . the actual movie on the other hand , it was a bit of a hit and a miss for me . i liked the colors , the great acting , and the fact that kanako ' s dark secret wasn ' t something i saw coming . however , i felt like it started out great and then kind of dragged on a little bit on the second half just to end as a totally confused mess . too many characters and too many sub - plots all of a sudden . i think with a little bit of editing and focusing more on some of the characters ( like the bullied boys who were in love with kanako , or the thug girl ) the movie would ' ve been a bit more interesting . if you want to watch something violent and gory , with a decent story and a dark twist i would recommend it . it ' s pretty unique . i wouldn ' t buy it , but it was entertaining , a decent watch .
in that pic a middle school teacher ( takako matsu ) takes slow - burning revenge against two students she believes killed her toddler daughter . the pic earned $ 38 million in japan , making it the 7th highest - earning local film for the year , and it topped the box office in other parts of asia . “the human feelings of love and hate are not always so far apart , ” nakashima explains . “’kanako’ is a film i felt that i had to make . ”
all the actors did their job . they were amazing , but the story was . . . bleh . it started off strong and kept you interested , but as mayhem broke loose at every corner , i started to become impatient with the story . the constant drama actually got me bored to where it felt like an eternity before we ' ll ever learn about kanako ' s whereabouts , like i looked forward to seeing the end credits more than kanako ' s reunion with her father . as for the violence , it was just too much to the point where i actually don ' t even cringe anymore when it happens . all the characters were hopeless , like there ' s not even one character that ' s likable . if anything , all the characters were plain ridiculous . some of the dialogues for these characters made me frustrated . it ' s the kind where they beat around the bush instead of saying it out and clearly . like i literally got confuse at some parts and had a hard time differentiating on what was real or imaginary . the constant switching between past and present starts to get out of control . even after this movie , i was left with more questions than answers . i think what really made me disappointed with this movie is the lack of explanation and closure for some of the issues and characters ( * coughs * the cops * coughs * ) . then again , my disappointment may be due to the high expectations i had because of tetsuya ' s other works ( confessions , memories of matsuko , and kamikaze girls ) . with the genre of this movie being tetsuya ' s style , i thought he was going to deliver , but i was wrong . 6 / 10 for the story , but the real highlight of this movie is the editing and acting .
a scene in a drug - fueled party attended by kanako plays with youth culture through a liberal use of emojis in the frame , showing that nakashima is very deliberate in his staging and style , while at the same time unafraid to take risks in order to convey characters in unusual ways . we get a sense of kanako not only through what other characters say about her , but also through the way she is shot . nakashima sees visuals as not just an opportunity to reveal emotion , but to reveal character , as well .
- kôji yakusho plays scumbag , alcoholic ex - cop akikazu who is tasked with searching for his missing daughter kanako . what follows is an investigation of sorts . but only if your idea of an investigation resembles a drunken bender involving murder , rape , car crashes and numerous beatings . . . both delivered and received . while akikazu embarks on his wayward odyssey into depravity , kanako ' s school yard exploits are…
alright , that i did not know at all . but why didn ' t the professional killer take the key with him ? iirc the grey - haired girls friend told akikazu about the key so i guess the professional killer just thought the key was nothing ?
adapting akio fukamachi’s novel “hateshinaki kawaki , ” nakashima gives himself the latitude to reach beyond akikazu’s perspective in learning new things about kanako — a curious choice for a film that’s much more about father than daughter . the film flashes back to three years earlier , when kanako’s relationship with a bullied teen showed a diabolical talent for seducing and manipulating the weak . it flashes back to the incident on christmas eve that cost akikazu his detective job and his marriage simultaneously . and as akikazu questions the kids in kanako’s inner circle , like the vulnerable nami ( fumi nikaido ) or drug - pushing yakuza wannabe morishita ( ai hashimoto ) , it flashes back to relationships where his daughter wasn’t always playing the victim .
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a relentlessly unpleasant and ultimately banal journey into a broken family’s heart of darkness .
okay , i always suspected that professional killer to be the one behind the three primary killings . the lollipop cop also killed the professional killer later in the movie which i assume was to get rid of any loose strings . what made it extra confusing is the fact that the professional killer had a freaking family ! ? like , that ' s not how i picture a sociopathic murderer for hire .
and it ' s been the ruin of many a poor girl , and god i know i ' m one .
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in love we trust ( chinese : 左右 ; pinyin : zuǒ yòu ; literally : " left , right " " ) is a 2008 chinese drama film directed by wang xiaoshuai .

it is alternatively named known by its literal english translation , left right .

originally set to premiere at the 2007 cannes film festival and then at the 64th venice international film festival the same year , the film eventually missed both , ultimately premiering at the 58th berlin international film festival in 2008 .

the film was picked up for international distribution by the paris-based company films distribution .

in love we trust

in love we trust
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. like creatures , in love we trust is upbeat and positive , whereas medusa was more sober in pace and quality .
the plot of
in love we trust
may have been too simple , but the film ' s strength rested on its characters .
out now is the vinyl release for clan of xymox ’ “in love we trust” album ( available here for purchase ) . musically you can expect “in love we trust” to combine the early melancholic 4ad sound of the band with the synthesizer sounds of the 90s and classic darkwave .
, although breaking point was good too . in love we trust is just a deeper , more emotional album , and easier to access .
instead of praying that fear will leave us alone , we can pray that when we are afraid we will trust and have confidence in god ( psalm 56 : 3 ) .
we may not understand why , or we may understand years down the line , but that’s faith…believing in the unseen despite what we see in the natural .
love and trust , vague as they are , may be the only things that warm us , as we shed sacrifices along the way .
in fact the hard evidence that britain has fallen out of love with experts is thin on the ground . there is no shortage of data pointing to falling levels of trust in institutions - the latest edelman trust barometer , an annual survey of trust across 28 countries , found the steepest drop in trust of government , business , media and ngos in its 17 year history .
likewise ,
in love we trust
never discussed china ' s one - child policy and focused on middle - class family struggles . still , the film managed to tread lightly on abortion .
but we should not be fatalistic . we should pray for deliverance , because sometimes that is god’s will .
1 john 4 : 18 ,
there is no fear in love . but perfect love drives out fear , because fear has to do with punishment . the one who fears is not made perfect in love .
( niv )
but there is something we must do to receive this promise . we must cast our burden on the lord .
that’s when we are assured that we are of the lord . and that’s when the burdens will start to lift .
i love this beat . i love tropical sounding beats . i always think of muppets vacation . kokomo . “that’s where we wanna go . ” i always get excited when i hear tropical beats .
love - l stands for “love , ” o stands for “olive , ” v stands for “vitamins , ” and e stands for “egg . ”
love – l stands for “love , ” o stands for “olive , ” v stands for “vitamins , ” and e stands for “egg . ”
manila , philippines - drop the initial raunchy misconception .
in love we trust
is not a steamy love affair on fiery silk sheets , but a domestic drama with a plot so simple and downright straight to the point that it ' s hard to write a review without giving away the meatiest part of the story .
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the screenplay was also good : i made it a point to wait for memorable lines from the film ' s characters . but beyond all those , i found the plot of
in love we trust
so simple to the point that it becomes too predictable .
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having said this , expect
in love we trust
to veer away from the lucrative and aesthetically flashy productions that catapulted chinese cinema to an international audience . it ' s not swashbuckling action on green terrains and bamboo groves . and there ' s no gong li .
third , trust that if he allows this painful event to happen , it’s to bring you more joy in him .
in love we trust
is the latest creation of director wang xiaoshuai of
beijing bicycle
fame , a movie with somewhat similar themes to vittorio de sica ' s legendary film
the bicycle thief .
it received the silver bear award for best screenplay from the berlin film festival in 2008 .
ridley concedes that we can ' t all wade through the scientific literature :
we have to rely on other people to do that for us .
i agree , grace . in love we trust is a horrible name for a film that works much better with its original title , left , right . plus , it makes it sound like a cheesy romantic comedy that i wouldn’t want to see in a million years , rather than…well , what sounds like a pretty good movie .
it simply means taking the steps i outlined above , and then working and making plans with trust in jesus and his promises .
dear god , help me not be paralyzed by my fears , but when i am afraid , help me trust in you . in jesus ' name , amen .
the major emotional conflicts at the heart of “in love we trust” only occasionally break the surface in this well - played but monotonal eighth feature by mainland chinese helmer wang xiaoshuai ( “beijing bicycle , ” “shanghai dreams” ) . drama about two couples , whose lives are thrown together when the offspring of an earlier marriage develops leukemia , almost works thanks [ … ]
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grace : i’m actually fine with that one . “in the mood for love” is as best an english name for it as could be .
first , i bought this album based on the urltoken samples . one day i was debating purchasing a few select xymox mp3s and decided to try out this album . i ended up liking all the samples and figured i ' d just buy the entire package . i debate if i like in love we trust more than their 1999 release
a hard - working young man meets and falls in love with his sister ' s bridesmaid . he soon finds out how disturbed she really is .
in truth , it seems there is not so much a crisis of trust in experts , as a profound scepticism about their - or anyone else ' s - ability to predict the future .
we often talk about casting our burdens on the lord . but what does that really mean ?
i trust in the lord . i know that he will always do good for me and i know that he will help me when i need him . i know that i am struggling so that i may be closer to god and that he wants me to be closer to him . i trust in him .
casting our burdens upon the lord means to start telling the truth . we live a life of lying cheating and stealing , and then cover it up with more lies until we don’t know who we are anymore . the guilt in our soul creates anxiety and depression , along with all the false guilt projected upon us by others that we don’t recognize or speak up about , yet another lie , passively . until we start telling the truth about our past and present , truth being the life and the way , we will always be anxious about our future . the sad state of christianity today is that we are so caught up in the person of jesus and pushing him on others , that we don’t even do what he says . if we believe in jesus christ we believe in telling the truth . it is truth that protects us from the evil one . and anyone in any religion can do it . when jesus said that no one comes to the father but by him , he meant no one gets to heaven on earth , or after we die , without starting to tell the truth . once anyone anywhere on the earth starts being honest they are immediately of the lord , whether they consciously believe in him or not . so cast your burden upon the lord today . start telling the truth . this is the way .
i’m definitely a huge fan of travis . i think he merges that super - fine line between melody and syncopation and pocket . and i love his pockets , and i love his note choice . he’s just gnarly . he’s perfect .
fourth , trust that if he allows this painful event to happen , he will take care of every need it creates .
are you trusting christ ? and if not , i want to do whatever i can to urge you to trust him .
god doesn ' t promise to always take away all our fears . yet he gives us the power , love and self - discipline necessary to embrace his life - changing truth . when we pray his living and active word something amazing happens - god strengthens our hearts . he helps us trust him , girds us with his amazing peace and enables us to move forward in courage .
these are four extraordinary performances , delicate in their construction , honest in their execution .
the verdict : they say
in love we trust
can take place anywhere , but i doubt if another director can pull it off as simple , as linear , as easy to understand , and as reflective of modern china as xiaoshuai’s . it’s good to watch once , though . otherwise , it’ll be a little too dragging especially for those who stereotyped chinese films with zhang ziyi’s graceful acrobatic stunts .
love this film . love how the main concept of this film feels plausible ; a stranger than fiction type of story . yes , i know that it ' s not the purpose but love thinking about which side of the coin i ' ll be . the actors are stellar ; able to convey the ludicrous notion from the bereaved mother and its conclusion with subtlety and weight .
“love galore” was first teased on november 28 , 2016 , on sza’s instagram . the entire song was also performed at her private show in new york on january 10th .
and during the referendum campaign , a poll by ipsos mori found that academics came in just behind friends and family when people were asked whose views they would trust about brexit .
the film begins with a view from within a moving car ( which for a moment , reminded me of a similar wordless scene in “cache” ) . it moves silently down the streets . a voice calls out briefly : left . and then : right . we realize they are directions , yet we have no idea where they are going . in the end of the film , the same scene is repeated , and this time the context is clear : we know who are in the car , and we know where they are going . but…do they ? and in the same vein…do we really ? left or right , it only takes us down another street . the path is continous , and the destination is still unknown .
vira , we are all weak . but we grow in strength . i’ve done those same prayed enough / trusted enough routines . and yup , things got harder . but those things that knocked me down last year don’t now . every trial has shown me that it won’t kill me…or that i’m just getting too tired to care or cry anymore , so i’m learning those things i thought would devestate me weren’t important enough to cause me to react anymore . the trials help to work things out of…and into…us . and they show us when we’re not as strong as we were starting to think we were .
we know what burdens feel like . they make our hearts feel heavy — like something is weighing them down .
god is more interested in changing us inside than in meeting all of our prayer requests .
pray over these promises until the holy spirit strengthens your faith . pray until you trust that god will take care of your every need .
9 ] love got lost - - the closest to ebm the clan get on this cd . . . reminds me a little of thier
thanks for your most rewarding article on burden castning . please how do one trust god over dwindling finances , mounting responsibilities , bills and debt ?
era ) . the upbeat track
in love we trust
is similar to other xymox ' s own material . finally ,
love got lost
has an 80s new wave sound ( keys heavy , think gary numan or thomas dolby ) that i would use as a gateway to clan of xymox and darkwave in general for people new to the genre .
love got lost
is energetic , fun , and will appeal to fans of the newer future pop genre ( think vnv nation ) . though it did not make my list of recommended tracks , the closing track
on a mission
is another strong example of future pop ' s influence on the clan . it too sounds more like vnv , assemblage 23 , angels and agony or a host of other future pop bands .
this is our “one short day in the emerald city . ” it’s a love letter to new york and it lets us know who the schuyler sisters are outside the context of hamilton and his future affections .
so what causes this ? i think it’s usually because we see something painful in our future . and that fear of future pain is a weight — a burden — on our hearts .
instead , the film is known as in love we trust ( 2008 ) , and tells a story of love , trust , sacrifice , and the gives and takes between the three . directed by wang xiaoshuai , the film premiered at the 2008 berlin international film festival and went on to win the silver bear for best screenplay . this surprised me because the writing , though competent , is not the particular highlight of the film for me . the story is a simple one . we meet an ordinary family living in beijing , china : mother , father , single child . the mother is mei zhu ( weiwei liu ) , a gentle woman with a polite demeanor who works for a realtor company . the father is only introduced as lao xie , or “old xie” , a kind of easy nickname reserved for those with kind eyes who always seem more like uncles rather than neighbours , played by taisheng chen . the daughter is hehe ( pronounced “herher” ) , an adorable 5 year old played by chuqian zhang .
a divorced couple learns that the only way to save their little daughter hehe , who suffers from a blood disease , is to have another child . now both remarried , mei zhu and xiao lu are forced to test their love and their commitment to one another by putting their current relationships in danger . a story of parenthood , love , married life , betrayal , trust and giving , which touches upon changes in contemporary society and family life , as well as the moral and ethical dilemmas brought on by modernity . official selection of the cannes film festival . purchase the dvd at urltoken
instead of asking god to make all fear in our lives vanish , we can pray that his peace which surpasses all understanding will guard our hearts and minds in christ jesus and supersede all fear ( see philippians 4 : 6 - 7 ) .
two couples are pushed to their limits when destiny befalls on them . even divorced and remarried , mei zhu and xiao lu are linked forever by their 5 years old daughter , hehe . and so are their new spouses . when a disease strikes hehe , the four are forced to test their love and engagement to each other . a story of parenthood , love , married life , betrayal , trust and giving , who touches on the changes in contemporary society and family life , on the moral and ethical dilemmas brought about by modernity .
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i was reminded recently not to take back what we’ve given to the lord . that’s what i do when it seems like god isn’t doing anything…at least in my human eyes . but his promises are true and the devil is a liar . “though he slay me , yet will i trust him . ” thanks for the reminders about how to make sure those burdens stay right where they belong… . in god’s hands !
whenever we are burdened , god promises to sustain us and not let us be moved ( which means to be shaken or totter ) .
the major emotional conflicts at the heart of “in love we trust” only occasionally break the surface in this well - played but monotonal eighth feature by mainland chinese helmer wang xiaoshuai ( “beijing bicycle , ” “shanghai dreams” ) . drama about two couples , whose lives are thrown together when the offspring of an earlier marriage develops leukemia , almost works thanks to a convinced performance by lead actress liu weiwei as the mother . but pic’s dogged rhythm and flawed script , combined with an over - long running time , work against the movie , which looks to have only modest chances as a specialist release .
many economists now admit they got the short term impacts of a brexit vote wrong . essentially they misjudged how consumers would behave amid the uncertainty created by a vote to leave : they thought we ' d tighten our belts and save ; instead we went on a borrowing and spending binge .
the first time we see hehe she lies in bed , a ravenous cloud of hair splashed across the pillow , and we learn she has a fever . mei zhu and lao xie huddle over her and talk in quiet , short sentences between each other while trying to mask their panic . the fever has been going on for a while , and they are not sure whether they should go to the hospital . it is a low - key scene and not much is said , but the weight of illness looms heavy on the horizon , and are soon realized at the hospital . we see a long shot down a long corridor , where at its end a doctor in white coat speaks with mei zhu shortly , and then leaves . she reacts as a mother would . we never hear a word , nor do we see the expression on their faces , and she takes no more than a few steps , but it is more effective than many other hospital news - breaking scenes that provide all of the above . our imagination paints more than we need to know . everything lies in the unsaid .
the fact that experts have been derided in this way does have an effect in undermining science and scientific evidence .
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but the truth is , until christ ' s return , fear will always exist on this earth . we live in a scary world where bad things happen . one look at the news headlines makes that clear .
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but i would want to stress that the first step is turning to christ as we are , confessing our sinful unbelief , and trusting him to forgive us , change us , and satisfy us completely in himself .
for god has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity , but of power , love , and self - discipline .
2 timothy 1 : 7 ( nlt )
but asked in an institute for government poll ( if we still pay any attention to those ) whether politicians making difficult decisions should consult experts , more than 80 % of both remain and leave voters said they should .
sza enlists travis scott for “love galore
—a song where she touches on cravings for a past lover , rebirth after a regretful relationship , and putting herself first after a loveless affair .
im picking this post to ask a couple questions on , though it might not totally be for this tooic - my struggle involves * continuing * to trust god , and what to do next .
i’ve been under such a strain of burden over very huge and frightening circumstances since i was saved nearly 4 years ago . i pray and pray to release them and try and try to trust . it is having the trouble with trusting that is causing the issues . i keep asking god to help me to trust him and it seems the more i ask , the worse things get . so then what ?
but at other times he does not deliver us from the pain . but even then it’s all about his love , as trials can give us the joy of even deeper and closer fellowship with him .
this is when the burden will start to lift — when we see and feel the worth of god , and that all future pain will bring us even more of god .
i was really depressed before reading this article… now i’m confident that god never leaves us in all our problems . . i knew , becauuse from heavy heart , now i am relaxed… i know god already helped me relax from these problems…thank you god i love you so much .
in the last days before the referendum , newsnight ' s policy editor chris cook interviewed a retired woman called joan in a bognor regis cafe .
script takes some 40 minutes to clear its throat before popping the big dramatic question , building the audience’s trust in the characters and preparing it for the major leap of faith . those 40 minutes , however , are very restrained , with the protags going about their everyday business and family affairs in a glum , wintry beijing that , though nicely composed in widescreen , doesn’t build a warm or caring enough environment to make the plot jump believable .
instead of praying that fear will be far from us , we can ask god to give us strong , bold and courageous hearts ( joshua 1 : 9 ) when fear comes near .
instead of asking god to take away all fear , we can ask for his grace to run toward the big , scary things with great courage ( 1 samuel 17 : 48 ) .
casting our burdens upon the lord means battling to see that the lord himself is our treasure — and that he will take care of everything else we need to experience him as our treasure .
while i commend you on your encouragement to leave our burdens with the lord , allow me please to take issue with you about the sentence you use : “third , trust that if he allows this painful event to happen , it’s to bring you more joy in him . ” that cannot be true . not relieving us of pain cannot be to bring us more joy in him . we may well come to know jesus in a deeper way through the experiences through which we pass but that is not the aim of not relieving our pain ! perhaps your sentence conveys something you did not intend but as it stands there is a kind of fatalism suggested about life . you put god in a win / win situation by aligning him with the non relief of the pain . a god who uses pain for his own ends is not a loving god . he suffers with us . he does not use it to make us grateful for eventual joy .
just keep holding to the measure of faith you’ve been given and as you continue you will be conformed to the image of christ , who had more faith than we could even hope to attain .
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in the 1980s , encouraged by the government , a large number of families leave chinese cities to settle in the poorer regions of the country , in order to develop local industry . the film ' s . . . see full summary »
what particularly stood out for me here is the use of symbols . the color red highlights a breathtaking climax towards the end of the film . two different shades of red also dress the two women in xiao lu’s life in the scene immediately after : one a brighter shade , one a darker shade . one current , one past . then there is the apartment that would never sell , that despite proper furnitures , somehow never fits the lives that pass through its doors . then there are the cellphones , which though gimmicky in establishing one of the plotlines , seems to cry out an important point : sometimes we call our loved ones , and though we have the correct number , the call is never answered . sometimes , we never meant to initiate the calls , and they are answered . fate is fickle . so are its people .
if you do not plan to purchase the album , but consider yourself a fan of older gothic rock or darkwave , i absolutely love the following three tracks .
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reminds me of earlier guitar heavy sisters of mercy songs ( think
thank you for this . . after reading i realize that god is everywhere and ready to listen upon all my burdens in my heart . . i wasnt able to talk to him or sometimes pray to him because i been so ashamed of myself ive been a sinful one and that makes me feel that i cant even ask directly on him but beacuse of your blog this gives back my faith and trust on him . you were right and god has really put me in this kind of situation where to test me . i should put all my trust on him and keep on praying . i should always be grateful that god provides in everyway . whatever may happen to me on the future i should be open for it and keep in my mind that god made this to happen , for me to become a stronger one !
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hehe has leukemia , and the story continues as it must . we meet xiao lu ( jiayi chang ) , the biological father of hehe . he and mei zhu have been divorced for four years , and the worse news possible forces a meeting between them . they are on polite terms , but we sense that the reunion is not something that either wishes for under any circumstances . history would have been best left unfaced .
love . trust . sacrifice . what is the correct way to juggle all three ? what gives , and what takes ? mei zhu loves hehe the way a mother loves her daughter – fiercely , regretlessly , endlessly . lao xie loves hehe the way a father loves his daughter – selflessly , wholeheartedly . mei zhu and lao xie love each other – quietly , deeply . none of these are exaggerated or even emphasized directly . there are only two scenes where mei zhu hugs hehe , but both times she does it with such intensity that it is enough . sometimes , the quietest cry is the strongest of all . weiwei liu deserved her win as best actress at the 2008 pula film festival . taisheng chen should have been nominated for his equally valuable portrayl .
a different china in the film , xiaohuai showed beijing as a city like all the other cities in the world - - a point of view which i found very refreshing .
and who are those other people ?
people who ' ve done more work in looking into the evidence .
in other words , people who sound quite a lot like experts .
and thank you so much for praying for the retreat . god worked in all of our hearts in powerful ways , and i am sure your prayers had lots to do with that .
so… what now ? why isnt the burden gone , or leaving even ? and how long do we trust god , that he really is working for our good in the background of our plights , even though our reality suggests otherwise ? he could come around at the 11th hour , a week before we die of old age , and take our burdens and fill our heart with joy - “ha , see ? i told you i wouldn’t leave you . told you i’d take care of you if you cast it all on me . ” great , so i got a week of crossword puzzles and naps at age 90 , but hey , god fulfilled his promise . he came back and restored us . hmm… . . i dont like my skepticism , or silence from the lord , especially when i don’t know what else to do .
one has to remember that the enlightenment did consist of challenging the experts , particularly challenging priests and saying you don ' t have all the answers , people can work out the answers for themselves . there ' s no reason we can ' t use rationalism to arrive at solutions to problems , and to the extent that we ' re challenging a priesthood today and saying , ' no hang on you might be wrong . ' that ' s healthy .
movie’s middle is largely devoted to making mei zhu’s decision — as well as xiao lu’s complicity — seem emotionally convincing , before further developments lead to an even more extreme proposal by mei zhu . liu , largely known for her tv dramas , is extremely good in the lead role , but doesn’t quite catch the obsessional love for her daughter necessary to make the story work .
so encouraging to hear how god is working in your heart — thanks for letting me know .
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so take time to set your heart on god . use his word to help you see his love , majesty , glory , and grace . use passages like gen 1 : 1 ; isa 6 : 1 - 7 ; mark 15 : 39 ; rom 5 : 1 - 10 .
thanks again ! i admire and appreciate your efforts to help others in their walk . god bless .
i agree that god suffers with us in our pain ( lam 3 : 32 - 33 ) .
it means trusting that he is all you need to be fully satisfied , and that he will do with your health whatever will bring you the most satisfaction , not necessarily in health , but in him .
he will forgive you , change you , guide you , strengthen you , and satisfy you in himself .
grace : you know that saying , the saddest thing is when they are pretending to be happy . maybe that’s not an actual saying , but i always found that to be true , in life and in film .
but sometimes it’s not — because god is going to give us even more joy in him through the trial .
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i recently came across your blog when i searched “god’s promises . ” i’m going through a horrible marriage crisis , with really no “good” outcome likely . even if it is restored , the circumstances around it will leave the rest of our lives changed in a way i don’t know how to handle . i’ve been trying to focus on god’s promises this week and have found many great and encouraging posts on your blog . this one , in particular , is amazing . i often do try to cast my cares on the lord and this helps me understand how that looks and why the burden is lifted when we do this . i also love that you encourage us to pray that he keep the painful event from happening . i know that this doesn’t mean it won’t happen , but its okay to ask and want that ! thank you !
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as one senior economist put it to me :
gove is right that economics is a profession in crisis but it has nothing to do with brexit predictions . the real crisis is our failure to explain the collapse in productivity .
fear influenced many of my decisions . fear amplified my imagination in a bad way - i was the worst - case scenario queen . fear even tried to prevent me from moving forward in obedience to what i sensed god calling me to do .
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thank you char for the inspiring words of your experiences and advice . i know with a weak person like me , it will take time , but no matter how strong the temptation of giving up on my faith will become . i’m gonna try to hold on to him . to be honest i am having a hard putting things in the right places after i thought i have prayed enough and trust him enough but i still get a bad / opposite answers . praying for help but i got a heavier burden instead . then i realized i guess its all on me , my faith in him is not enough .
the major emotional conflicts at the heart of this pic only occasionally break the surface in this well - played but monotonal feature .
11 - year - old wang lives with his family in a remote village in china . life is tough , but they make the most of what little they have . when wang is selected to lead his school ' s daily . . . see full summary »
i ' ve always had a bias for character - driven films , and i honestly liked the way each character progressed in this movie .
you can be saved by turning from everything else and trusting jesus christ — trusting all that god promises to be to you in him .
what we’re left with is an extended wordplay throughout the song between the conventional “work” and its modern cousin , to the point where it becomes impossible to parse which word is being used at any particular moment . this serves to conflate the two words / ideas—mixing exercising the mind with showing off , blending historical and modern ideas of fierceness—for the audience .
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michael gove now claims that he was really talking about economists when he made his infamous comment in an interview with sky ' s faisal islam .
now maybe what you mean by “being honest” is being honest about their sin and about their need for jesus and turning to him in faith .
i took my time getting to this point , because the film takes its time too . some reviews have lamented about the slow pace of the film , and i do agree to a certain extent — that the last third of the film could have been more emotionally sharpened and tightly edited . however , what i enjoyed about this film , and what i believe makes it work , is the patience it took to build up to the central dilemma of its characters . it is all the more important because we know that it is coming . we see it looming . and every second that ticks by winds our anxiety and adds to the sense of urgency , and makes the weight of that decision so much more torturous .
a seventeen - year - old country boy working in beijing as a courier has his bicycle stolen , and finds it with a schoolboy his age .
just like the story , other aspects of the film were quite simple : the settings were plain , and the background music came in very rarely .
women dominated the film : mei zhu and dong fan are both stubborn and strong - willed , while their respective husbands gave in to their demands .
praying this way changes us . it has changed me . i no longer make decisions based on fear . i recognize worst - case scenarios forming and instead of entertaining them i nip them in the bud . and i am moving forward in obedience to the things god has called me to do .
what an encouraging post to read , ron ! i praise god for his work in your life , and for using this post to encourage you .
i think i really should see this movie . one of the queen videos in toronto likely carries it , eh ? or maybe all of them .
i see that taught in psalm 119 : 71 , 75 ; 2 cor 4 : 16 - 18 ; and 2 cor 12 : 9 - 10 .
set in inner mongolia , a physical setback causes a young woman to choose a suitor who can take care of her , as well as her disabled husband .
. if you ' re battling fear on any level or in any area of your life , i ' d like to invite you to do the same .
but i do not agree that “once anyone on earth starts being honest they are immediately of the lord , whether they consciously believe in him or not . ”
sometimes he does this as a way to give us more joy in seeing his glory displayed as he delivers us from pain ( john 9 : 1ff ) .
and in the months since , the expert bashers have been able to claim a measure of vindication : few of the dire consequences predicted by most economists have materialised .
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really very encouraging blog . i m very happy to read it . it works as an ointment especially in painful circumstances to remove those . maby many thanx…… . regards………neeru
ronny mooring ' s vocals are better than ever . . . and not lost to far in the dramatic guitar / synth driven songs . this is far better than
sometimes i think it’s easier to be the unhappy person instead of the friend . man , at least you get to wallow in your unhappiness , waiting to be rescued .
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what do you do when you question your salvation and then trying to figure out what faith is how to have it and trusting . i’ve been having this for a year now i was on fire for god and one day it all hit me where i become obsessed with knowing if jesus came in my life and constantly in anxiety over it .
i’m going through the hardest struggle in my life right now . i’m trying to let jesus shoulder my burdens but i still have constant worries picking at me . how do i truly give my burdens up to the lord ? i’m trying to but my anxieties are still with me and my heart is heavy . how do i find joy in god ?
according to the imdb , primary colors was renamed perfect couple in japan , so the travesty goes both ways . one can only hope that jesus christ vampire hunter escapes unharmed .
hi steve , didn’t get your reply on my previous post , but will like to thank u for all your works and thank god for your blog . have been fighting this fear of bein lost inside and bein confused , i worry a lot about my taughts and pray a lot that god should take away my pains , it started when i was ill , fearing that i might die that took a pinch on me the fear grew that its almost swallowed me , am praying for gods help and love and i will like you to pray for me , am in college and this taking a hit on me distracting me from school activities , thanks as you read me post and god bless you
then , bad turns to worse . hehe desperately needs a bone marrow transplant and both parents are no match . the best hope , the doctor advises mei zhu , lies in finding a match in a blood sibling of hehe , and from that arises the drastic measure that forms the emotional heart of the story : having another baby to save her current one .
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in order to save he he , the mother decides to have another child with her ex - husband , which creates an emotional strain on both families . mei tries as hard as she can to persuade the other adults . when she finally gains their approval to have in - vitro fertilization , a medical test indicates the father ' s sperm count is too low .
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write the verse above that most resounds with you and keep it nearby . this week , every time you sense fear building in your heart , determine to pray god ' s word .
grace : i agree . i have nothing against translations if it’s done true to the spirit of the film . it’s when that is overlooked in favor of marketing ploys that annoys me .
one of the clan ' s best in my opionion . the lyrics draw forward many images and feelings . the wall of sound that is the music pulls you in with it ' s mood setting keys , driving bass lines and eligantily placed guitar progressions . it ' s not one of those
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eventually i realized those prayers would probably require me to live in a bubble , limit my interactions with people , never attempt anything that could be considered risky and quite possibly never leave my house .
it always boggles my mind how the translation of film titles are handled in asian cinema . perhaps as a native speaker , i find certain attempts to simplify or “westernize” a perfectly fine , poignant chinese title into english abhorrent . perhaps , certain meanings that lie inherent in the chinese characters simply can not be translated without losing lustre . here is such a case where the original title : 左右 , which literally translates to “ left , right , ” is perfectly symbolic of the film , and should have been , in my opinion , preserved ( precedent : ang lee’s “lust , caution” ) .
i think what affected me most deeply was the character of lao xie . i find something heroic and almost inspiring in the way that he responds to this situation . taisheng chen’s performance was exceptional .
in what felt like one of the most revealing exchanges of the campaign , chris listed bank of england governor mark carney ' s seemingly ample qualifications to make predictions about how brexit would affect the economy .
those powerful hugs remind me of an old phrase my marketing professor gave us : when you emphasize everything , you emphasize nothing . for another example of this , see late spring . setsuko hara smiles constantly in that film , even in situations where the only sane response is grief or anger . when she finally frowns , it seems as though the whole house is pulled down around her . it’s devastating .
chinese director wang xiaoshuai crafts his pensive study of life in modern china concerning a couple who are confronted with love , responsibility , morality , and loyalty after their relationship fails and their young daughter falls ill . years ago , mei zhu and xiao lu were a happily married couple with a beautiful daughter named hehe . but the marriage ultimately failed , and the pair ultimately parted ways . years later , mei zhu and xiao lu have both remarried , and hehe is the only link that still bonds them together . when hehe is diagnosed with leukemia , the doctors relay that the only hope for the ailing girl is a bone marrow transplant from a healthy sibling . realizing that hehe has no siblings , her desperate mother and father are suddenly faced with a life altering decision . ~ jason buchanan , rovi