Japanese singer Aina the End lands the lead role in director Sbrandon aiyuk jersey florida jersey tom brady michigan jersey rowan university new jersey colleges in new jersey florida jersey aiyuk jersey fsu jersey detroit lions jersey,green bay packers jersey,eagles kelly green jersey,jersey san francisco 49ers tom brady michigan jersey fsu jersey asu football jersey College Football Jerseys Florida state seminars jerseys brandon aiyuk jerseyunji Iwai’s latest drama, as a traumatised musician navigating the aftermath of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami that struck the northeast of the country’s main island, Honshu.
Based on Iwai’s own novel, Kyrie is an effective showcase for the former Bish idol group member’s distinctive husky vocals, but the film’s jumbled chronology makes for a needlessly confusing watch.
Its disorientating structure is made worse by the fact that Aina plays two roles in the film: Kyrie, a young woman in her early twenties who has lost her voice and can only communicate through song; and her older sister, also named Kyrie, in extended flashbacks set in 2011.
Making an already convoluted scenario worse, the theatrical release of Kyrie is a whole hour shorter than the three-hour cut that played at festivals earlier this year. While this two-hour version already threatens to outstay its welcome, the film feels like it’s missing huge swathes of crucial backstory.
The songs, which constitute Kyrie’s primary emotional outlet, are also reduced to frustrating snippets in Iwai’s efforts to contain his vision to a commercially viable length.
We are first introduced to our protagonist in the suburbs of Osaka in 2011. Shortly after the devastation of 3/11, a young girl (Yayama Hana) who cannot speak is spotted roaming the countryside, and is dubbed “Peep” by the neighbourhood boys.
They tell their teacher, Ms Fumi (Haru Kuroki), who tracks her down and learns that her name is Luca and she is homeless.
Cut to present-day Tokyo where Luca, now played by Aina and going by the name Kyrie, is living on the streets and busking for change in order to eat.
She bumps into her old school friend Ikko (a woefully miscast Suzu Hirose), who takes her in and assumes the role of her manager. Brandishing an inordinate number of multicoloured wigs and with dubious older male friends, Ikko proves to be something of a liability, but does get Kyrie and her music in front of some appreciative and influential people.
