Café Lumiere with Yo Hitoto: DVD Cover

    Café Lumiere
    a.k.a. Kohi Jikou Director: Hou Hsiao-Hsien Cast: Yo Hitoto, Tadanobu Asano, Masato Hagiwara, Kimiko Yo

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    • DVD Release Date: 12/27/2005
    • Original Release: 2004
    • Rating: Not Rated
    • Sales Rank: 37,503

    Viewer Rating: (2 ratings)

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    Features

    Interviews; Original theatrical trailer; Metro Lumiere documentary

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    Scene Index

    Disc #1 -- Café Lumière
    1. Yoko [7:19]
    2. The Bookstore [12:24]
    3. Graveyard [8:51]
    4. Bike Ride [8:06]
    5. Outside Over There [7:39]
    6. Not Feeling Well [6:44]
    7. Research [9:21]
    8. Hajime's Illustration [11:59]
    9. Photo Book [5:22]
    10. Parents Visit [13:10]
    11. Chance Reunion [8:34]
    12. End Credits [3:40]

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    A freelance writer living in Tokyo defies social taboo by choosing life as a single mother in director Hou Hsiao-Hsien's meditative tribute to acclaimed Japanese filmmaker Yasujiro Ozu. When Yoko announces that she is pregnant and has no intentions of marrying the father of her child, her traditional family is outraged. Though the headstrong decision made by the young mother-to-be leaves her finding little sympathy from within her family circle, a blossoming friendship with the owner of a local second-hand bookstore goes a long way in alleviating Yoko's feelings of loneliness. As Yoko begins to re-evaluate her increasingly complicated life, her newfound friend silently pines for her despite his frustrating inability to vocalize his true feelings. Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

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    August 05, 2009: It's been awhile since I saw this, a few years maybe. I did watch it 4 times on DVD because it was truly fascinating on several different levels. It contains a love story which is kind of innocent and compelling at the same time, which is not really that common. There are some beautiful scenes that involve trains where the characters interface with complex emotions and each other. The trains are like symbolic of situations involving pregnancy, isolation, creativity and the need for friendship. I recommend it.