Drawing Restraint 9 (2005)

Director:

Matthew Barney

Writer:

Matthew Barney (writer)

Release Date:

29 March 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Fantasy

Plot:

The film concerns the theme of self-imposed limitation and continues Matthew Barney's interest in religious rite, this time focusing on Shinto. |

Plot Keywords:

Whaling | Japan | Digit In Title | Sculpture | Number In Title

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Shigeru Akahori	...	Barber
Naomi Araki	...	Ama
Matthew Barney	...	Occidental Guest
Björk	...	Occidental Guest
Hisashi Fujita	...	Flensing Deck Crew
Shunsuke Fujita	...	Ambergris Procession
Yuta Fukunaga	...	Ambergris Procession
Genishi Hakozaki	...	Ama
Akimi Hamada	...	Bathhouse Attendant
Yuya Hama	...	Flensing Deck Crew
Yoshio Harada	...	Flensing Deck Crew
Yokio Hyakuda	...	Flensing Deck Crew
Akiyo Ikeda	...	Flensing Deck Crew
Tomo Isino	...	Rendering Tank Attendant
Sachiyo Ito	...	Dressing Room Attendant
Tatsuro Iwahara	...	Tanker Truck Operator
Hideko Kadoyama	...	Ama
Ryutaro Kawasaki	...	Ambergris Procession
Emi Kikuchi	...	Dressing Room Attendant
Shinya Kimura	...	Flensing Deck Crew
Tashiaki Kitaura	...	Tanker Truck Operator
Hisato Koyama	...	Ambergris Procession
Meg Kuwahara	...	Ama
Koji Maki	...	Harpooner
Hiroji Mano	...	Transport Boat Driver
Yushin Maru	...	Catcher Vessel
Yusaku Matayoshi	...	Flensing Deck Crew
Toshiyuki Miura	...	Catcher Vessel Captain
Mayumi Miyata	...	Sho Player
Takaya Nagaze	...	Flensing Deck Crew
Jun Naito	...	Flensing Deck Crew
Kazuhisa Nakato	...	Flensing Deck Crew
Takashi Nishina	...	Flensing Deck Crew (as Takeshi Nishino)
Daichi Nogami	...	Ambergris Procession
Shiro Nomura
Tomoyuki Ogawa	...	Captain
Masaki Ohoe	...	Flensing Deck Crew
Junko Okamura	...	Ama
Yuki Okawa	...	Ambergris Procession
Kazuo Okuda	...	Flensing Deck Crew
Satomi Oohata	...	Ama
Sosui Oshima	...	Host
Satoshi Oyanagi	...	Flensing Deck Crew
Toshiaki Ozawa	...	Petrolatam Spirit
Shigeharu Sakai	...	Tanker Truck Operator
Motomu Sarashiya	...	Flensing Deck Crew
Souta Sudo	...	Ambergris Procession
Shusei Sugawara	...	Wandering Crewman
Jiro Tabichi	...	Transport Boat Driver
Kei Takahashi	...	Seasick Boy / Ambergris Procession
Hizoraku Takaya	...	Rendering Tank Attendant
Makoto Tanaka	...	Flensing Deck Crew
Ikkoh Terashima	...	Flensing Deck Crew
Rumi Tsuda	...	Gift Wrapper
Izuo Watanabe	...	Flensing Deck Crew
Shunichi Yamaguchi	...	Flensing Deck Crew
Shizue Yamamoto	...	Bathhouse Attendant
Kazuo Yamazaki	...	Tanker Truck Operator
Hiromaru Yasuda	...	Flensing Deck Crew

Runtime:

135 min

Country:

USA | Japan

Language:

English | Japanese | Icelandic

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Portugal:M/16 | Australia:MA | New Zealand:R13

Filming Locations:

Nagasaki, Japan

Company:

Restraint LLC

Soundtrack:

Shimenawa

Amazing!!!

It you are Japanese or know something about Japanese mythology and/or whaling culture in japan, then this movie will mean a lot more to you than others.

I know most people who watch this movie will come out of the theater ferociously hating Matthew Barney and be turned off of modern art, but for me, this movie was grounded in ancient Japanese traditions. And to have witnessed it, even if it is bastardized from it's Japanese roots, is a fortunate event.

I'll attempt to write the plot as I saw it.

Barney and Bjork were invited onto the whaling vessel as guests. They begin their journey by transforming into sea spirits through several elaborate and beautiful (however long and confusing) ceremonies and rites of passages . This all happens while the whaling crew perform their duties on the symbolic whale. In the end the journey takes a gruesome turn and the transformation is complete.

This is by no means an easy movie to sit through, be forewarned. However, I believe the value is in your furthered exploration into the subject of Japanese culture, ritual and mythology.

Be sure to check out the exhibit at your local museum if it comes to your town. It is absolutely amazing to see.