Great Absence (2024)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Kei Chika-ura
Starring: Hideko Hara | Mirai Moriyama | Tatsuya Fuji | Yoko Maki
Great Absence (2023)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3 cats
Director: Kei Chika-ura
Starring: Hideko Hara | Mirai Moriyama | Tatsuya Fuji | Yoko Maki
Chris says: “Shot by Yutaka Yamazaki, who has served as cinematographer on Hirokazu Kore-eda films from AFTER LIFE to AFTER THE STORM, this second feature from director Kei Chika-ura is often Kore-eda Lite, although what’s missing is the supple touch
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By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 2.75
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Starring: Jô Odagirin Tadanobu Asanon | Sayuri Oyamada | Takashi Sasanoi | Tatsuya Fuji
Diane says: “Can’t say I really liked BRIGHT FUTURE (Kiyoshi Kurosawa, director), a coolly presented surrealist story of two disaffected youth whose family ties are broken–to say nothing of the jellyfish. The gang of purposeful-seeming yet directionless kids in the
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