Cutie and the Boxer

Cutie and the Boxer is a 2013 American documentary film produced, shot, and directed by Zachary Heinzerling. The film focuses on the chaotic 40year marriage of the boxing painter Ushio Shinohara and his wife Noriko. The film features original artwork by Noriko Shinohara and Ushio Shinohara.

The film is about the difficult 40year relationship between Ushio and Noriko Shinohara, Japaneseborn husband and wife artists who live in New York. Ushio Shinohara is a small player in the contemporary art world, known for painting with a pair of paintsoaked boxing gloves. Their family has struggled financially for many years. Noriko, who is more thanyears younger than Ushio, set aside her own career to raise their son Alex and serve as Ushios unpaid assistant, receptionist and chef. Noriko has also worked on her own art, a character she created named Cutie. Cuties story is told in a comicbook narrative, where she comes to New York and falls for a broke older artist named Bullie. By the end of the movie, Ushio has begun to recognize that hes not the only artist in the family. They hold a joint art opening at a SoHo gallery.

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