A great experiment of the absurd, but its full potential to satisfy the spectator is hindered by its somewhat lackluster composition.
Category: Nippon Connection
The Promised Land (2019) review [Nippon Connection 2021]
A beautifully composed and highly relevant narrative about destructive kinds of social violence, a social violence against the Otherness present in the community and an ostracizing violence to turn the once-trusted other into an unwanted Otherness.
My Blood and Bones in a Flowing Galaxy (2021) review [Nippon Connection 2021]
“A great narrative, due to its emotionally gripping finale and the crystal-clear manner by which Sabu explores and uncovers the impact of a vicious environment on the way the subject inscribes itself into the social fabric.”
Bolt (2020) review [Nippon Connection 2021]
“A great narrative by Kaizo Hayashi that explores, via the structure fiction, the truth of three different affects – responsibility, guilt, and sadness through loss – during and in the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster.”
Under The Open Sky (2020) review [Nippon Connection 2021]
“A (damning) look at the vicious and unforgiven nature of the judgmental Other as well as heartwarming emotionally rich exploration of the importance of supportive inter-subjective social bonds for the subject.”
Nippon Connection 2021: our recommendations
“While we of course encourage the audience to explore the many films this rich festival has to offer, we do want to introduce our recommendations, films that we think are worth seeing and offer certain experience, whether pleasing or confronting.”
Under Your Bed (2019) review [Nippon connection Online]
“A brilliant narrative exploring, in a very confronting but enlightening way, the importance of inter-subjectivity to attain happiness.”
Forgiven Children (2020) review [Nippon Connection online]
“A splendid and sensible exploration of the interpersonal and social persecutory face of bullying.”
Flowers and Rain (2020) review [Nippon connection online]
“A moving exploration of the struggle of securing a place for one’s subject, a place from where one can speak as subject.”
Beautiful Goodbye (2019) [Nippon Connection online]
An original and highly unconventional zombie-narrative.
Extro (2020) [Nippon Connection online]
“A loving ode to filmmaking that underscores that without extras, there would be no stars to shine.”
Makuko (2019) review [Nippon connection online]
“A pleasing exploration of the fear of becoming an sexually desiring adult.”
F is For Future (2019) review [Nippon Connection Online]
“An impressive debut by Teppei Isobe.”
Minori On the Brink (2019) review [Nippon connection online]
“One of the most powerful confrontations with the violence of the imaginary.”
Tamaran Hill (2019) review [Nippon Connection online]
“Kotani beautifully shows how important the signifier is for the subjectivity of the speaking being.”
