Nobuhiro Yamashita became an instant favorite around these parts with Linda, Linda, Linda and while none of us Twitch-folk managed to catch his latest when it played at TIFF - though I believe the ubiquitous Mr. Hendrix did, so perhaps he'll weigh in with some thoughts - that was purely a cruel quirk of programming and schedules and nothing whatsoever to do with intent. Everyone I know who saw it enjoyed it rather a lot and those of us who missed will get our chance in December when it arrived on English subtitled DVD.