Japan
  • Studio: Tartan
  • Release Date: Mar 19, 2003
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76 out of 100

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5.3 out of 10

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  • Summary: Taking its title from the Japanese symbol of the rising sun, Reygadas unapologetically uses widescreen cinema, the most lush of formats, as a backdrop for exploring thorny issues of life and death. (Film Forum)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: John Powers
    100
    Japón, isn’t just the wildest eruption of the current Mexican film boom, it's the most fascinating new picture I've seen this year.
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: David Rooney
    80
    Its powerfully visual storytelling delivers great rewards as the meditative drama moves into increasingly complex, at times confrontational territory.
  3. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: J. Hoberman
    80
    A notably confident and achieved debut.
  4. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Jami Bernard
    50
    Tough going for most audiences and should be considered more of a rough draft full of lofty ideas unevenly executed.

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  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 2 out of 5
  1. TJ
    10
    This director is brilliant. It is an extremely slow film, but the director's eye is astonishing and he gives you a great sense of being in Mexico. If you like mainstream movies, stay away. If you like Antonioni and other dreamy, existential directors then check it out.… Expand

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