Based on Akutagawa Ryunosuke’s short story The Devil and Tobacco (1916), the film introduces a curious account of the devil’s introduction to Japan with St. Xavier in 1549, and how the devil transformed himself into an octopus (or devil fish) to eventually oppress Japanese Christians in the 17th century.
Also in this combined programme
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Antes do lembrar
Antes do lembrar explores the act of telling and recounting stories around prehistorical places in Brazil and how man recreates the world around them. -
Liquid Landscape
After her Dust Poetry from 2014, Nan Wang, member of the Rotterdam Filmwerkplaats, has once again created an exceptional visual tr -
Song X
A group of teenagers conducts a cremation ceremony for a man who is entering the afterlife while still being sought by the military for deserting. -
Poor Magic
Computer-generated crowd simulations and ragdoll physics tests run berserk in dreamlike repetition, while a 3D endoscopic journey takes us through the
Film details
- Countries of production
- Greece, Japan
- Year
- 2018
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2018
- Length
- 16'
- Medium/Format
- DCP
