Megane (film)

Megane
Promotional release poster
Directed byNaoko Ogigami
Written byNaoko Ogigami
Produced by
  • Shuichi Komuro
  • Enma Maekawa
  • Hanako Kasumisawa
  • Seiji Okuda
  • Kumi Kobata
Starring
CinematographyMinebobu Tani[2]
Music byTakahiro Kaneko
Distributed byNikkatsu
Release date
  • 22 September 2007 (2007-09-22)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Megane (めがね, "Glasses") is a 2007 Japanese comedy film written and directed by Naoko Ogigami. Set on an unnamed Japanese island, the film tells the story of a vacationing university professor who comes in contact with several eccentric local inhabitants. It serves as a follow-up to Ogigami's 2006 film Kamome Shokudo, and features two of the same actors.[3][4] It was featured at several film festivals including the Sundance Film Festival.[5] During production, Ogigami decided the title of the movie after an impromptu realization that all of the characters in the film wore glasses.[6]

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  2. ^ Hotes, Cathy Munroe. "Glasses (めがね, 2007)". Retrieved June 4, 2012.
  3. ^ Matthijs, Neils. "Review: Megane (Naoko Ogigami)". Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  4. ^ Schilling, Mark (September 21, 2001). "Megane". The Japan Times. Retrieved June 4, 2012.
  5. ^ Libresco, Caroline. "Megane". Retrieved June 2, 2012.
  6. ^ Su, Jin Chun (April 12, 2007). "Japanese ajumma spies paradise on a lonely tropical island". Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)