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[SPOILER ALERT] I don't quite get it. Who is Kamita? Why did he tell him to shut the bar and go far away? Who was knocking on the door and how did the knock s

by hasenj 12y ago

[SPOILER ALERT] I don't quite get it. Who is Kamita? Why did he tell him to shut the bar and go far away? Who was knocking on the door and how did the knock suddenly start coming from the outside window of an 8-story building?

pdm55 12y ago
To me, Kino is a portrayal of the emotionally inert, of those who will not risk. The longer I live, the more of these persona I recognise (myself included). Come on, look about you, the computer profession is replete with this personality type. The "tap, tap" of rain on a window is Nature's message to Kino: Let life, with all its sweet sorrows, in.
- hasenj 12y ago
  Ah .. it was the rain tapping the window? That makes more sense now. I think I did get the part where he's repressing his emotions, etc. Not even properly "crying" over his ended marriage. Still the setting and the narration hit me as pretty dark. If this was made into a short anime film, I can't help but imagine it would be one of those dark silent films.
minikomi 12y ago
My take (spolers abound) - the main theme is emotional detachment / coldness as a comfortable place - is it a desirable position to be in? - Kamita is a god who protects the bar, perhaps he may be the willow tree. - the cat represents his comfort in feeling detatched from his emotions - the woman who he sleeps with breaks this spell - he is neither able to remain detached (he feels sympathy for her due to her wounds) nor act decisively once her lover returns - his trip is a chance for him to regain his detachment and his comfortable place, but he blows it with his emotional letter - he has decide if he can face the fact he really does have some woes, attractions, desires etc. . that's the cliff he stands on the edge of while he sobs under the covers..
smilekzs 12y ago
Kamita => Kami da => (He) is God
- hasenj 12y ago
  Interesting interpretation!

by hasenj 12y ago

pdm55 12y ago

To me, Kino is a portrayal of the emotionally inert, of those who will not risk. The longer I live, the more of these persona I recognise (myself included). Come on, look about you, the computer profession is replete with this personality type. The "tap, tap" of rain on a window is Nature's message to Kino: Let life, with all its sweet sorrows, in.

hasenj 12y ago
Ah .. it was the rain tapping the window? That makes more sense now. I think I did get the part where he's repressing his emotions, etc. Not even properly "crying" over his ended marriage. Still the setting and the narration hit me as pretty dark. If this was made into a short anime film, I can't help but imagine it would be one of those dark silent films.

minikomi 12y ago

My take (spolers abound) - the main theme is emotional detachment / coldness as a comfortable place - is it a desirable position to be in? - Kamita is a god who protects the bar, perhaps he may be the willow tree. - the cat represents his comfort in feeling detatched from his emotions - the woman who he sleeps with breaks this spell - he is neither able to remain detached (he feels sympathy for her due to her wounds) nor act decisively once her lover returns - his trip is a chance for him to regain his detachment and his comfortable place, but he blows it with his emotional letter - he has decide if he can face the fact he really does have some woes, attractions, desires etc. . that's the cliff he stands on the edge of while he sobs under the covers..

smilekzs 12y ago

Kamita => Kami da => (He) is God

hasenj 12y ago
Interesting interpretation!