I decided to take the afternoon off so I could proceed to the Shangri-La Mall for this year's EIGA SAI (Japanese Film Festival). This is actually my first time, and I was honestly excited. Plus, it's for free! The mall actually had the French Film Festival the previous week which I failed to see unfortunately.
Originally, I was supposed to see three films, scheduled for screening at 2PM (Blue) , 5PM (Kamikaze Girls), and 8PM (The Stars Converge). Since I was early, I decided to just wander around at the adjacent mall where I was able to buy a bargain VCD title (ALMOST A WOMAN, which I must say, is a great film) and a pair of pretty flip-flops for my feet were aching due to the low-heeled sandals I was wearing that day.
I had lunch at Tokyo Tokyo (since I was craving for their Red Tea these past few days) then proceeded to the sixth floor for the festival. I was there at exactly a quarter until two. However, the attendant told me that tickets for the 2PM screening is already sold-out. I learned that tickets were already disposed of as early as 11 AM. Gum! I was told to go back at around 3PM for the distribution of the tickets for the 5PM screening and I did. And when I asked if it is possible to avail of the tickets for the 8PM screening, too, I was told to just go back around 6PM. They said that as much as possible they want more people to see the films, and not the same group over and over. I understood.
The film I saw was hilarious. I even forgot that I was alone that time. In the row where I sat, it was obvious the four of us were all by ourselves. Talk about single night out, huh!
Below is the synopsis of Kamikaze Girls from the EIGA SAI official website:
Momoko (Kyoko Fukada) escapes from the boredom of life in her humdrum rural hometown Shimotsuma by swathing herself from head to toe in doll-like “Lolita” garb. One day she meets her diametrical opposite on the fashion scale, the surly black lipstick biker chick Ichigo (Anna Tsuchiya, winner of a 2005 Japan Academy Prize for best newcomer), who takes a liking to Momoko’s unexpectedly gutsy nature and the two form an unlikely alliance. Momoko consoles Ichigo after she suffers a broken heart at the hands of a local pompadoured lothario, and uses her embroidery skills to embellish Ichigo’s biker uniform for the graduation ceremony of a respected senior. In return, she takes Momoko to the best Lolita boutique in the city where her sewing skills gain her a chance to work for her favorite designer. However, Ichigo’s fellow delinquents don’t take kindly to her friendship with Momoko, which leads to a final showdown with the gang boss. Severely outnumbered, Ichigo looks doomed until the loyal Momoko rides to her rescue. A mildly surreal, frenetically comic journey into Japan’s youth subcultures based on a graphic novel by cult manga creator Novala Takemoto and directed by TV commercial maestro Tetsuya Nakashima.
After the film, I went straight to the Krispy Kremes' outlet at Megamall. As I ordered my chosen variant, I was handed a original glazed donut instead. I told the staff I got the wrong one, but she said: "Ma'am it's on the house!" I didn't know that was their trademark whatsoever. It was my first time to go there, but I had the chance to sample their donut last year when an author brought us two boxes.
This was my choice that day. Yummy to the max!!!
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