Kumakiri offers a fresh breath in the Japanese sports genre by focusing on trauma, the ill-fitting of the subject within the societal Other, and the importance of forming bonds with the other.
Tag: Kaoru Kobayashi
Trapped Balloon (2023) review
A touching and visually pleasing narrative about the importance of finding an address for one’s signifiers of suffering
The Island of Cats (2019) review [Fantasia Film Festival]
“Probably this year’s best cat narrative.”
His Lost Name (2018) review
“A successful debut for Nanako Hirose”
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