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Film Description
An 'Amelie'-esque tragicomedy, Memories of Matsuko gracefully, colourfully and musically glides through the decades, from the 1950s to the early part of the 21st century, telling the touching and remarkable story of one woman's life.
When the body of a female tramp is found in the park, her nephew, Shou, is called upon to clean out her abandoned apartment. In doing so, he unwittingly embarks upon a surprising journey through the extraordinary life of his aunt, Matsuko (Nakatani), a starry-eyed young woman ever searching for her prince. Speaking to several of Matsuko's's many acquaintances, including her punk rocker neighbour and her rich and successful porn star friend, Shou gradually pieces together his aunt's life story, from her beginnings as a neglected child, to her various adult incarnations as a school teacher, a massage parlour girl, a murderer, a prison inmate, a yakuza moll and, finally, a bag lady.
The film pays knowing and affectionate homage to a host of cinematic influences, from the saturated Technicolor visual style of 'Gone With The Wind' and the 1950s melodramas of Douglas Sirk to Disney's animated fairytales and the musicals of Bob Fosse. It was described by The Times as 'a splendidly bonkers tragicomedy - a fizzy, enthralling ride.'
