Arakimentari
- User Rating 4 votes
- Critics Rating 4 critics
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- Release Date: 2005
- Runtime: 85 min
- Genre: Biography, Documentary
- Starring: Araki, Nobuyoshi Araki, Björk, Richard Kern ... see all
- Director: Travis Klose
- Plot: Arakimentari is a 2004 USA film directed by Travis Klose. It is a Documentary film about acclaimed and controversial Japanese photographer Nobuyoshi Araki. The film looks at Nobuyoshi Araki personal... Read more
User Reviews
Good look at an off beat character
Aug 26, 2007
dbborroughs - imdb.com
Aug 26, 2007dbborroughs - imdb.com
The life and work of Japanese photographer Nobuyoshi Araki. Mostly known for his erotic or perhaps pornographic photos its clear from this film that there is more to the man than just dirty pictures. Coming a cross as a charming... Full review
talking heads tell all
Feb 16, 2006
ginkoale - imdb.com
Feb 16, 2006ginkoale - imdb.com
Although the life of the controversial photographer Nobuyoshi Araki, is the subject for a potentially great film, Arakimentari proves to be a fairly banal documentary. The director Travis Klose tags along with Araki in Japan, and presents "a day in... Full review
Rousing and inspiring
Aug 21, 2005
christopher-underwood - imdb.com
Aug 21, 2005christopher-underwood - imdb.com
Marvellous, rousing, affecting and inspiring documentary on the infamous Japanese photographer, Araki. Not totally convinced by the DJKrush original soundtrack or the editing but nothing can take from the content dominated by the impish little man with a camera and... Full review
One of the Worst Docs I Have Ever Seen!
Jun 30, 2005
GongaMan - imdb.com
Jun 30, 2005GongaMan - imdb.com
I must say that when I read the synopsis for this film in the Chicago International Film Fest brochure it seemed interesting. It said that it was a documentary which explores the rich life of a notorious photographer who broke... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Aug 27, 2005Monsters and Critics
The audio commentary comes from Klose and Producer Jason Fried, which is entertaining enough.
This documentary follows and examines the successful and controversial Japanese photographer Nobuyoshi Araki, and like his work this could cause offence.
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| Apr 12, 2005DVD Talk
And too the film is assembled quite well.
As it is Arakimentari is a must see for his fans and worth a look if you have never heard of him.
There is a great soundtrack written for the film by DJ Krush.
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| Jan 21, 2005The New York Times
Like the Klaws, Mr. Araki has a fondness for kink..... ... Full Review
Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie V
Araki is a major talent and a truly unique character to be reckoned with.
The films also jam packed with Arakis work, set to the beat of an amazing DJ Krush soundtrack composed specifically for the documentary.
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News
A film review by Christopher Null - Copyright 2005 Filmcritic.com While Nobuyoshi Araki's claim that he's the world's most published photographer is debatable, he's definitely the photographer with the most published photos of Japanese girls' crotches. ... Full Article