Unpredictable Youth: Shorts
- Wednesday, May 28, 5:15 Uhr Naxoshalle Kino
- TOUCHING THE SKIN OF EERINESS
- Bukimi na mono no hada ni fureru
不気味なものの肌に触れる - Japan 2013, Blu-ray, 54 min, Japanese with English subtitles
- Director: Ryusuke HAMAGUCHI
- Script: Tomoyuki TAKAHASHI
- Production: fictive, LOAD SHOW
- Camera: Yasuyuki SASAKI
- Music: Hiroyuki NAGASHIMA
- Actor: Shota SOMETANI, Kiyohiko SHIBUKAWA, Houshi ISHIDA, Natsumi SETO, Aoba KAWAI
- European premiere in the presence of the director
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After the death of his father, Chihiro starts living with his older half-brother Togo. Although Togo and his girlfriend Satomi warmly welcome him, Chihiro’s loneliness still lingers, and he becomes engrossed in practicing modern dance. However, disturbing events soon start to take place and unfold as a mystery-driven drama full of brilliance and charm.
Director biography
Ryusuke HAMAGUCHI was born in 1978. He studied art and cinema in Tokyo, and his graduation film PASSION (2008) was invited to San Sebastián International Film Festival. His feature INTIMACY (2011) was screened at NIPPON CONNECTION 2012.
Filmography
2008 Passion; 2010 The Depths; 2011 The Sound of Waves / Intimacy (Shinmitsusa, NC '12)
- THE LUST OF ANGELS
- Tenshi no yokubo
天使の欲望 - Japan 2013, Blu-ray, 40 min, Japanese with English subtitles
- Director, script, production & world sales: Nagisa ISOGAI
- Camera: Kei NAKASE
- Music: Shinya SUMIDA
- Actors: Reine HONMA, Elisa YANAGI, Akira NAKATA, Hitomi NAKATANI, Miyuki SOMA
- International premiere
When Saori is molested by a stranger in the train, blood begins to flow. Yuriko despises men and attacks the offender with a razor blade. In the face of this harassment, the girls start to become friends. But injustice is not limited to the train.
Director biography
Born in 1985, Nagisa ISOGAI graduated from the Film School of Tokyo with her short film MY BABY. The film was presented as part of NIPPON VISIONS in 2012.