Yellow Kid
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- Movie: Yellow Kid
- Romaji: Ireoo Kiddo
- Japanese: イエローキッド
- Director: Tetsuya Mariko
- Writer: Tetsuya Mariko
- Producer: Hara Takashi
- Cinematographer:
- Release Date: January 30, 2010
- Runtime: 111 min.
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
Fired from his part-time job in a restaurant kitchen for absenteeism, rookie boxer Tamura has a lot to be angry and frustrated about in his life. But things start to change when he’s approached at the gym by the artist Hattori, who wants to use him as the new model for the manga character Yellow Kid. Yellow Kid first appeared in an American comic in the late 19th century, and Hattori revived him as an older character a century later. What makes the proposition intriguing for Tamura is that the first model for the revived character was former WBA Lightweight champ Mikuni Tokio, the man who inspired him to take up boxing. And Mikuni now lives as a virtual recluse in what seems to be a very fraught relationship with his girlfriend Mana. And Mana, now pregnant, used to be in a relationship with the artist Hattori... -- Vancounver International Film Festival
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Film Festivals
- 2009 (28th) Vancouver International Film Festival - October 1st-16th - Dragons and Tigers *International Premiere
- 2010 (39th) International Film Festival Rotterdam - January 27th-Feb. 7th - Bright Future
- 2010 (34th) Hong Kong International Film Festival - March 21st-April 6th - Global Vision *Asian Premiere
- 2010 (11th) Jeonju International Film Festival - April 29-May 7 - Cinemascape: Feature Films
Awards
- Sponichi Grand Prix Newcomer Award ("Kaname Endo") - 2010 (65th) Mainichi Film Awards - January 17, 2011
JeromesPOV Says:
Jan 26 2011 5:34 pm
11 minute Q&A with the director after the first screening at IFFR 2010 can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxK8NlNSWTs
JeromesPOV Says:
Jan 26 2011 4:36 pm
11 minute Q&A with the director after screening at IFFR 2010.
Mo Says:
Mar 29 2010 6:23 am
Can't wait to see this, I love Kaname Endo!