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Cutie and the Boxer
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Cutie and the Boxer
| Duration | 82 |
| Year | 2013 |
| Categories | Biography, Documentary |
| Cast | Ushio Shinohara, Noriko Shinohara, Ethan Cohen, Alex Shinohara |
| Written By | Zachary Heinzerling |
| Directed By | Zachary Heinzerling |
| Produced By | Cine Mosaic, Little Magic Films, Ex Lion Tamer |
| Distributed By | Dogwoof |
| Film Details |
A reflection on love, sacrifice, and the creative spirit, this candid New York story explores the chaotic 40-year marriage of renowned “boxing” painter Ushio Shinohara and his artist wife, Noriko. As a rowdy, confrontational young artist in Tokyo, Ushio seemed destined for fame, but met with little commercial success after he moved to New York City in 1969, seeking international recognition. When 19-year-old Noriko moved to New York to study art, she fell in love with Ushioabandoning her education to become the wife and assistant to an unruly, husband. Over the course of their marriage, the roles have shifted. Now 80, Ushio struggles to establish his artistic legacy, while Noriko is at last being recognized for her own art"a series of drawings entitled “Cutie,” depicting her challenging past with Ushio. Spanning four decades, the film is a moving portrait of a couple wrestling with the eternal themes of sacrifice, disappointment and aging, against a background of lives dedicated to art.