Kumiko, Johnnie Walker & the Cute

2009 50 min

Overview

In Tokyo, a man named Johnnie Walker—a Jewish Japanese citizen—stages street provocations with his Irish wolfhound, seeking recognition in a society that marginalizes him. Meanwhile, the filmmaker traces the legacy of Kumiko Muraoka, muse of Chris Marker’s The Koumiko Mystery (1964), from Tokyo to Paris. Blending biography, fiction, and essay, the film explores identity, narration, and the politics of cuteness in a world shaped by memory, power, and performance.

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Documentary

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Spoken Languages

English en
French fr

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Cast

村岡久美子

self

Crew

Magnus Bärtås

Director

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