Yoshino's Barber Shop

Yoshino's Barber Shop (Japanese: バーバー吉野, Hepburn: Barber Yoshino) is a 2004 Japanese coming-of-age film written and directed by Naoko Ogigami in her feature directorial debut. It stars Masako Motai as the titular Yoshino, a barber who ensures that every young boy in her village has a bowl-shaped haircut. When a boy with dyed hair (Hoshi Isida) arrives from Tokyo and refuses to conform to the town's bowl cut, he sparks a rebellion against Yoshino and village tradition.[1][2][3]

Yoshino's Barber Shop
Promotional release poster
Directed byNaoko Ogigami
Written byNaoko Ogigami
Starring
Release date
  • April 10, 2004 (2004-04-10)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Cast

Reception

Variety's Russell Edwards wrote that the film "schematically uses the village as a microcosm for Japan, and it's not without amusing moments", but noted that "The amount of four-letter words smattered throughout the dialogue — and the pivotal role pornography plays in the storyline — will have conservative Western [audiences] looking askance at this kidpic oddity."[1] Tom Horgen of the Minnesota Daily wrote that "The film's gorgeous visuals and comedic tone give it a whimsical, almost fluffy feeling. But don't be fooled. Its depiction of the proverbial tug-of-war between tradition and new ideas is quite involving."[2] In a review of the film for Midnight Eye, Jasper Sharp concluded: "A great piece of independent filmmaking that actually has something to say, Yoshino's Barber Shop is the kind of low-key offering that, unfortunately, far too seldom makes it past the film festival circuit".[3]

References
  1. Edwards, Russell (22 February 2004). "Yoshino's Barber Shop". Variety. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  2. Horgen, Tom (1 April 2004). "Yoshino's Barber Shop". Minnesota Daily. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  3. Sharp, Jasper (28 June 2004). "Yoshino's Barber Shop". Midnight Eye. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
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