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Cutie and the Boxer

Cutie and the Boxer

20136.91h 21m

Overview

This candid New York love story explores the chaotic 40-year marriage of famed boxing painter Ushio Shinohara and his wife, Noriko. Anxious to shed her role as her overbearing husband's assistant, Noriko finds an identity of her own.

Directed by Zachary Heinzerling
Produced by Patrick Burns, Sierra Pettengill, Zachary Heinzerling
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Top Cast

Noriko Shinohara

Noriko Shinohara

Self

Ushio Shinohara

Ushio Shinohara

Self

Themes & Keywords

artistpainterartelderly

About Cutie and the Boxer

Cutie and the Boxer is a documentary film released in 2013 exploring themes of artist, painter, art, elderly. Directed by Zachary Heinzerling, it stars Noriko Shinohara, Ushio Shinohara. This candid New York love story explores the chaotic 40-year marriage of famed boxing painter Ushio Shinohara and his wife, Noriko. Anxious to shed her role as her overbearing husband's assistant, Noriko finds an identity of her own.

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