Review of Kikujiro (1999) by J. Hoberman for Village Voice — 01 Jan 2000
An overtly saccharine fairy tale of abandonment that is subverted by its own comic brutality. It's oddly affecting...which is to say, sad in a way that its maker might not have intended.
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This review of Kikujiro (1999) was written by J. Hoberman and published by Village Voice on 01 Jan 2000.
Kikujiro has generally received positive reviews.
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