Matsumoto Hitoshi

TIFF 2013 | R100 (Matsumoto Hitoshi, Japan)—Midnight Madness

By Michael Sicinski Based on Matsumoto Hitoshi’s track record as both a filmmaker and comedian, we have every right to expect the unexpected. But what’s most surprising about his latest film is the fact that he has chosen to take an ostensibly outré subject (sadomasochism) and turn it into a bland mainstream adventure-comedy. To be…
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