Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2.3 cats
Director: Neo Sora
Starring: Hayato Kurihara | Makiko Watanabe | Shia Peng | Shirô Sano | Yuta Koga
Michael says: “Japanese film, HAPPYEND is the debut narrative feature from director Neo Sora, whose previous work has been in shorts and documentaries. HAPPYEND is a fairly standard story about a group of high school friends nearing graduation who are
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Director: Hikari
Starring: Makiko Watanabe | Mei Kayama | Minori Hagiwara | Nanami Kawakami
Michael says: “I am sometimes wary of films that explore characters living with physical disabilities, as they often come across as too syrupy and sentimental. Japanese director Hikari, who wrote, directed, and produced 37 SECONDS doesn’t over-sentimentalize the story of
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Nobuteru Uchida
Starring: Kiki Sugino | Maho Yamada | Makiko Watanabe | Takeshi Yamamoto | Yû Koyanagi | Yûki Shinohara
Bruce says: “ODAYAKA is a psychological study regarding how people react to disaster. Inspiration for the film was drawn from real life events, the 2011 earthquake and tsunami which caused over fifteen thousand deaths, many injuries and three level 7
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Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Sion Sono
Starring: Atsuro Watabe | Hikari Mitsushima | Makiko Watanabe | Sakura Andô | Takahiro Nishijima
Jason says: “I recommend LOVE EXPOSURE, rather highly, in fact, but be warned: Maverick Japanese director Sion Sono has a rather singular vision, and his previous feature, the more or less mainstream horror-comedy Hair Extensions, only gives audiences a glimpse
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