Memories drop by drop

of Japanese animation is a film carried out by Isao Takahata and produced by the Studio Ghibli left to the Japan the July 20th 1991.

Left to France in DVD in October 2007 under the title Omoide Poroporo (only in subtitled original version).

Synopsis

A work with the first nobody, appearing a woman who approaches about thirty and becomes aware that its life brought anything to him since its childhood… Between these two times, 1966: its fifth year of elementary school, enthusiastic and voluntary, and the indifference which is involved discreetly in its closed routine of 1982, a stay in the countryside causes a reflection at heroin… and hope for it, at the spectator.

To give a contrast between the present (1982) and of the perhaps idealized memories (1966), the graphic style varies and, which places this cartoon separately, the realism of the scenes of 1982 is increased by the animation of the lips of the characters in agreement with the marked sounds.

Criticisms

Very nostalgic, with realistic animation, this work of the Ghibli studio involves us with discovered social caesura of Japan, between a cruel town planning which isolates all those which are not based in this company, and from the cordial campaigns, open.

Cultural references

In the title, omohide is an old C-W communication of the word 思い出 ( omoide ) which means memory.

Cultural references of the scenes of 1982

Taeko takes part in a harvest of Carthame of the dyers.

Cultural references of the scenes of 1966

Taeko looks at and listens to the songs of Hyokkori Hyoutanzima, a spectacle of Marionnettes diffused on NHK.

The younger sister is fan of an actress of the theater company Takarazuka Revue.

The older sister prefers the Beatles.

The father listens to the trout Franz Schubert

Rajio Taisou

During the summer holidays, one sees Taeko receiving a blow of plug in exchange of his participation in a scéance of gymnastics, according to the instructions of the radio broadcast Rajio Taisou (Radio gym). At the beginning of XXIe century, this emission still exists and its diffusion on NHK uses the same music as in the cartoon.

In volume 4 of Azumanga Daioh, teaching in sports, on vacation with pupils, a system of blow of plugs for one of them improvises, Chiyo, which follows such an emission to the radio.

Music

According to this site, the song of the credits of end is a Japanese version of the song of American film " The Rose" and the Hungarian music appreciated by Toshio would be that of the Muzsikas group.

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