What ever Happened to Ms. MACHIKO ?
(A SHIRAKAWA KOJI FILM 2003/DV-NTSC/28min/STEREO/COLOR/1:1.33/JAPAN)


STORY
One night, Ms. Machiko was waiting for her boyfriend and accidentally met one madam
who was wearing the same dress as her. Because they ware wearing
the same dress, they caught men's attention and shared the feeling of comfortless
which brought them togetherness. Madam encouraged Ms. Machiko who ware totally
tired of having affair. Then She was spelled the magic from Madam to change 'the shape of women'
which every woman should have.What ever happed to Ms. Machiko??


INTRODUCTION
Director Shirakawa who has focused on the inside of man's heart completed in the cheerful short musical story,
which reverses his old images. The starring is one of the significant actress, Kaoru Suzuki, also appears
in many TVCM. Moreover, EMI ENORA is not only a charisma musician but also
a musical music manufacture of this movie, and herself is also appearing as an actress
in this movie. He has created the new and the astonished view of the world. The empty dream of the night
which 20 men and women unfold at the golden restaurant while the mirror ball was shining,
roses were blooming, and paper snowstorm was whirling in the wind. Fantastic! Fantastic! Fantastic!


DIRCTOR
SHIRAKAWA KOJI
Born in 1967 in Japan. He started filmmaking at the age of 27,
when he quit his job and joined the Image Forum Institute of Moving Image.
TONY RAYNS, a London-based film critic praised SHIRAKAWA
as the biggest new comer in 1999 in Japan.

FILMOGRAPHY
The Sight Behind The Bandaged Eye (1997/8mm/23min)
presented at VANCOUVER International Film Festival
and ROTTERDAM International Film Festival,
BANGKOK International film festival,
and many other festivals
　
Discipline For The Left-Handed (1999/8mm/56min)　
presented at VANCOUVER International Film Festival,
ROTTERDAM International Film Festival,
PESARO international Film Festival
and many other festivals　
　
　 The Beast (2000/DV-NTSC/58min)
　 presented at VANCOUVER International Film Festival
and many other festivals

REC (2000/DV-NTSC/18min)
shown at TV TOKYO

Zipper&Tits (2001/DV-NTSC/70min)　
presented at ROTTERDAM International Film Festival,
BRISBANE International Film Festival
and many other festivals

While the Right hand is sleeping (2002/DV-NTSC/208min)
shown at THEATER−CINEMA−SHIMOKITAZAWA in 2003
presented at the 27 th HONGKONG International Film Festival,
the 21 th VANCOUVER International Film Festival,
the JEONJU International Film Festival 2004,
and many other International Film festivals



PAST PROJECTION OF
"What ever Happened to Ms. MACHIKO ?"

shown at CINEMA Artone Shimokitazawa in 2004

presented at the 2004 BANGKOK International film festival

presented at the SKIPCITY International D-Cinema Festival 2004

The WINNER of JuMF2004 eMotion Film Festival




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E-mail : art@kiwi.ne.jp