Romance – psycho-cinematography

Beyond The Night (2019) review [Japan Cuts]

“Nakagawa, in short, reaffirms herself as one of the most promising female directors in Japan at the moment.”

An original and highly unconventional zombie-narrative.

“A pleasing exploration of the fear of becoming an sexually desiring adult.”

“Ninagawa’s representation of the final years of Dazai’s life is an enjoyable experience.”

“An enjoyable narrative, offering a pleasing cinematographical composition and truly beautiful and naturally conversations.”

“A powerful evocation of the importance of assuming one’s own subjective position. ”

“Noriko Yuasa succeeds in visualizing the bursting impact of love in a fresh and highly visual way.”

“Takeshi Kogahara’s impresses with his highly evocative tragedy of subjective inhibition.”

“A moody narrative that beautifully reveals that addictive love, in the end, serves nothing but the egoistic needs of the addicted subject.”

“Takashi Miike’s latest beautifully underlines that the only kind of violence worthy of humanity is a violence born out of love.”

“A touching exploration of how un-recruited love eventually scars subjectivity.”

“Not only the most important movie made by Obayashi but also the most important Japanese movie of the last decade.”

“Nakajima’s movie delivers everything that one expects from an jidai-geki narrative.”

“A peaceful and serene exploration of female subjectivity.”

“While Oda show promise as a director, his debut-narrative reveals that he has yet to find his own distinctive voice.”