The Mars Canon
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is a Japanese film made in 2002
. Themes of the film include adultery
and homosexuality
, as Mars
connotes both fighting and sexual intercourse.
2002 in film
The year 2002 in film involved some significant events. The first significant releases of sequels took place between The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Men in Black II, Analyze That, Spy Kids 2: The Island of...
. Themes of the film include adultery
Adultery
Adultery is sexual infidelity to one's spouse, and is a form of extramarital sex. It originally referred only to sex between a woman who was married and a person other than her spouse. Even in cases of separation from one's spouse, an extramarital affair is still considered adultery.Adultery is...
and homosexuality
Homosexuality
Homosexuality is romantic or sexual attraction or behavior between members of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality refers to "an enduring pattern of or disposition to experience sexual, affectional, or romantic attractions" primarily or exclusively to people of the same...
, as Mars
Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the Solar System. The planet is named after the Roman god of war, Mars. It is often described as the "Red Planet", as the iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance...
connotes both fighting and sexual intercourse.
Synopsis
The film explores the relationship problems of two couples, Kohei and Kinuko, and Manabe and Hijiri, and the solutions they try to devise as a way out. Kohei and Kinuko, despite their age differences, seem like a happy pair, but there is an insurmountable distance between them. Kohei is married to another woman, and Kinuko, though she knows he will never divorce, can't bring herself to break off the relationship and start anew. Manabe and Hijiri, meanwhile, start off happily enough, but eventually their passion begins to wane as Manabe starts looking to other women for sex. Hijiri, feeling rejected, moves into an apartment next door to Kinuko, where she plots to break up the mismatched couple to her own advantage.Cast
- Kinuko Takeuchi - Makiko KunoMakiko Kunois a Japanese actress. Her early stage name was ; she changed it to , and changed the way of writing the name, becoming クノ真季子 in 2005.She has been active as a model since senior high school, and as an actress made her debut in 1987. She was the image girl of the JR East Kiosks from 1988 to 1994...
- Hijiri Tokita - Mami NakamuraMami Nakamurais a Japanese actress. She married the actor and martial artist Mitsuki Koga in August, 2004 and was divorced in January, 2007.-Filmography:*Tomie *The Mars Canon *river *Blood and Bones *Jukai *World's end girl friend...
- Kohei Deguchi - Fumiyo Kohinata
- Tatsuya Manabe - Kiyohiko Shibukawa
- Arimi Deguchi - Eri Hayasaka
- Fumiyo Komatsu - Haruku Shinozaki
- Ryuichi HirokiRyuichi Hirokiis a Japanese artist, film director, and film editor.-Biography:Ryūichi Hiroki is now one of the most prolific film directors in Japan. He is a pioneer in using digital video to shoot theatrical films in Japan...