Re: The 2005 Mini-List
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2026 7:08 pm
While going over the 2006 eligible films, I noticed that Ishikawa Hiroshi's Su-ki-da - which I had marked as 2006 - isn't in your database and is listed by wikipedia and IMDB as 2005. It premiered at a major Montreal fest that year, but was released in Japan in 2006. Not sure how you want to place it.
From a 2006 review:
My patience for Ishikawa Hiroshi’s Su-Ki-Da (I Love You, 2005) astounds me.
I watch a laconic high-schooler learn to play guitar. I see Him – in full shot that look like they were set up by one of my less composition-conscious students – sit on a grassy slope near a windy rural highway. He plays at the same tune over and over. He’s not very good. I see Her, a classmate – often in a flattened profile medium close-up against a swathe of sky-blue – listen to him pick out notes, think. She likes him, but says nothing.
The shots linger. Ishikawa’s camera operator (Ishikawa), like his characters, seems not quite to know what to do. His editor (Ishikawa), like his characters, seems reluctant to make a move. The crystallisation of an awkward moment. Lovely.
From a 2006 review:
My patience for Ishikawa Hiroshi’s Su-Ki-Da (I Love You, 2005) astounds me.
I watch a laconic high-schooler learn to play guitar. I see Him – in full shot that look like they were set up by one of my less composition-conscious students – sit on a grassy slope near a windy rural highway. He plays at the same tune over and over. He’s not very good. I see Her, a classmate – often in a flattened profile medium close-up against a swathe of sky-blue – listen to him pick out notes, think. She likes him, but says nothing.
The shots linger. Ishikawa’s camera operator (Ishikawa), like his characters, seems not quite to know what to do. His editor (Ishikawa), like his characters, seems reluctant to make a move. The crystallisation of an awkward moment. Lovely.