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The Capriccio Italien, Op. 45, is a fantasy for orchestra composed between January and May 1880 by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.A typical performance of the piece lasts about 15 minutes. With the help of three musical locals – two of them Australian expatriates – the SBS Youth Orchestra explores the musical heritage of Vienna and Salzburg. Hungarian Rhapsodies (25’14”) The SBS Radio & Television Youth Orchestra plays music of and about Hungary, and explores its connections with Romany culture. Featuring young Australian. Conveniently located in Providence, Rhode Island's downtown financial district, along the famed Riverwalk, Capriccio features an international cuisine with a Northern Italian accent. Its dedication to excellence is reflected in over 40 awards for fine dining, wines and decor. From its elegant furnishings to the refinement of its menu and wines to its tuxedoed service staff, Capriccio stands. The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio (土竜の唄 香港狂騒曲, Mogura no uta: Hong Kong kyōsō-kyoku) is a 2016 Japanese action comedy film directed by Takashi Miike from a screenplay by Kankuro Kudo based on the popular manga series Mogura no Uta by Noboru Takahashi.

The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio (土竜の唄 香港狂騒曲Mogura no uta: Hong Kong kyōsō-kyoku) is a 2016 Japanese action comedy film directed by Takashi Miike from a screenplay by Kankuro Kudo based on the popular manga series Mogura no Uta by Noboru Takahashi. It is the sequel to the 2013 film The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji and follows the story of Reiji Kikukawa after the events of that film.

Plot[edit]

Undercover investigator Reiji Kikukawa, nicknamed 'The Mole', has infiltrated the Hiura gang led by Masaya Hiura, a.k.a. 'Crazy Papillon', and risen to the rank of second-in-command after eliminating the members of the clan who were involved in the illegal drug trade without authorization. A disgraced yakuza member forges an alliance with the Dragon Skulls, a Chinese gang, to take on the Sukiya-kai clan that is in control of the Kanto Region. Shuho Todoroki, head of the Sukiya-kai, becomes a target and his daughter Karen is kidnapped to be sold at a beauty auction in Hong Kong. Reiji once again tries to do the right thing while remaining undercover as he becomes entangled in a massive international conspiracy. Meanwhile, elite police officer Shinya Kabuto moves to arrest Reiji.

Cast[edit]

• Toma Ikuta as Reiji Kikukawa
• Eita as Shinya Kabuto
• Tsubasa Honda as Karen Todoroki
• Shinichi Tsutsumi as Masaya Hiura
• Riisa Naka as Junna Wakagi
• Yusuke Kamiji as Kenta Kurokawa
• Nanao as Hufon
• Arata Furuta as Momoji Sakuraja
• Kanichi Endo as Kazumi Akagiri
• Sarutoki Minagawa as Doppo Fukuzumi
• Mitsuru Fukikoshi as Toshio Sakami
• Koichi Iwaki as Shuho Todoroki
• Ikumi Hisamatsu as Chirin

Release[edit]

The film premiered at the 2016 International Film Festival & Awards Macao at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, December 9, 2016.^[1][2] It later received wide release in Japan on December 23, 2016. It had its North American premiere at the 16th New York Asian Film Festival at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, July 14, 2017.^[3]

Reception[edit]

The film received generally positive reviews. Mark Schilling of The Japan Times wrote that Toma Ikuta is 'a versatile actor' who plays 'a goofy undercover-cop-cum-gangster'.^[4] In a separate review of the film he wrote that The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio is one of Takashi Miike's better films, noting that 'Ikuta gives himself up totally to the idiocy of being Reiji, from his incurable awkwardness with women to his knack for stupidly getting himself into perilous situations.'^[5] Maggie Lee of Variety wrote, 'Despite the ragtag characters, sudden twists, and dizzying collage-like animated sequences, Kudo's literate screenplay and Kenji Yamashita's brisk editing manage to steer the main plot on course, making this one of the easiest-to-follow outings by Miike.'^[6]

Home video[edit]

The film was released on Blu-ray & DVD on June 14, 2017.^[7]

References[edit]

1. ^Chow, Vivienne (9 December 2016). 'IFFAM: Miike Takashi Sings Hong Kong's Praises at 'Capriccio' Premiere'.
2. ^'Screening Schedule – iffamacao.com'. www2016.iffamacao.com.
3. ^http://www.subwaycinema.com/nyaff17/films/the-mole-song-hong-kong-capriccio
4. ^''Close-Knit': The pride that breaks the prejudice - The Japan Times'.
5. ^''The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio': Digging deep into the yakuza - The Japan Times'.
6. ^Lee, Maggie (14 December 2016). 'Film Review: 'The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio''.
7. ^東宝. '映画『土竜の唄 香港狂騒曲』公式サイト'. 映画『土竜の唄 香港狂騒曲』公式サイト.

External links[edit]

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• The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio on IMDb

In 1880, Tchaikovsky left Russia to travel Europe, taking full advantage of the support of his sponsor, Nadezhda von Meck. Soaking up the local music while abroad, he collected souvenir melodies for later use; his favorites from the streets and music books of Rome formed the basis of his Capriccio Italien, a mélange that has been one his most popular orchestral works ever since. Although based on borrowed material, the Capriccio is vintage Tchaikovsky, easily identifiable by its distinctive orchestration and tight structure -- two aspects of the composer's work that are often overlooked in favor of his own gift for melody and sentiment. Capriccio Italien is pure entertainment, devoid of larger expressive intent, but it is anything but simple. The tremendous variety of mood and color might remind a listener of everything from an epic tone poem to a circus calliope, and the way in which all these things are knitted together into a coherent larger structure, and the work's unfailing tunefulness, are at the heart of its appeal.

The opening trumpet fanfare was heard each morning from a barracks next to the composer's hotel; grand and solemn, and pompously harmonized, it is anything but capricious. The modally inflected string melody that follows is similarly heroic, showing no hint of a smile. But it finally gives way to the evocation of an Italian street band, heard first in the woodwinds and brass, and finally by the whole orchestra; soon the lighthearted medley takes wing, only looking back to the opening mood briefly before the final frenetic tarantella.

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Capriccio Italien Op 45