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Anatomy of a Paper Clip
Kogure is a paperclip bender in a paperclip factory. A man without characteristics. A stoical loser. One day he finds a butterfly in his flat.…Published on: -
The Pinkie
Japanese filmmakers are brought up on genre films, TV nonsense, manga and street fashion. The result: films full of genre nonsense and manga fashion.Published on: -
Strangers When We Meet
A car accident and a secret date cause Ryoichi (Kobayashi himself) and his wife to stop talking to each other. Intensely sad.Published on: -
Celery
There’s a first time for everything, even celery. Unexpected end to a sensual story.Published on: -
The Great Passage
A young Japanese filmmaker here speaks the language of great classic cinematography, with the contemporary element hidden in the details. The film folPublished on: -
Tamako in Moratorium
Charming domestic drama. Tamako (pop star Maeda Atsuko) has graduated, but doesn’t really know what she wants to do yet and is living with her…Published on: -
It Has Already Been Ended Before You Can See the End
The experience of time and ‘the end’ gain a new dimension in this, by far the most mysterious film at the festival. A time vacuum…Published on: -
The Lake
Cameraman crawls from lake and squirms through cinema screen. Experimental, yet fun. Burlesque essay on film and drowning yourself.Published on: -
The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji
Anyone who falls asleep during this extremely exuberant film can ask for his money back. Reiji is basically a failed cop. The idea is that…Published on: -
‘Til Madness Do Us Part
China’s most famous documentary maker spent months in a municipal asylum, where patients are sometimes incarcerated for decades. This four-hour documePublished on: