“It Must Be Love” is Junko Emoto's second directorial feature film, previously having directed “The Extremists' Opera.” While having acted in movies, a notable example is Shutaro Oku's “Death of Domomata,” Emoto is also very active in theater. As a filmmaker, she often brings elements of stage performance into her productions; “The Extremists' Opera” follows the eccentric activities of a theater group comprised entirely of women. For “It Must Be Love,” the director takes a more experimental approach, following chaotic romantic lives with the world set within a theater. While a neat concept, the picture is more frustrating than engaging.
It Must Be Love is screening at Osaka Asian Film Festival
The film takes place over several years, with the narrative set within the confines of a theater studio with an interactive audience. Rumi, her sister Aki, and another woman named Rie are romantically involved with one man.
It Must Be Love is screening at Osaka Asian Film Festival
The film takes place over several years, with the narrative set within the confines of a theater studio with an interactive audience. Rumi, her sister Aki, and another woman named Rie are romantically involved with one man.
- 3/4/2024
- by Sean Barry
- AsianMoviePulse
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