The first work from filmmaker, dancer and choreographer Nao Yoshigai, is a beautiful and fresh rappresentation of a magic twilight zone between physical body, feelings and a supernatural. “Hottamaru Days” earned Yoshigai the newcomer award at the Bunka-cho Japan Media Arts Festival in 2014 and initiated her to a filmmaking career.
“Hottamaru Days” is streaming as part of Jff+ Independent Cinema
In a traditional Japanese house, caressed by a summer breeze, a musician (real life popular musician Satoko Shibata) spends her solitary days composing music, exercising, and dozing off. Little she knows that four invisible fairies follow her everywhere, feeding on her body odor, and collecting her shed hair and dry skin particles. They roam the house searching for body detritus and cling on her while she is asleep to inhale her scent and pass it on to each other like a bubble of smoke. Like spirits of the house, they are joyous and curious,...
“Hottamaru Days” is streaming as part of Jff+ Independent Cinema
In a traditional Japanese house, caressed by a summer breeze, a musician (real life popular musician Satoko Shibata) spends her solitary days composing music, exercising, and dozing off. Little she knows that four invisible fairies follow her everywhere, feeding on her body odor, and collecting her shed hair and dry skin particles. They roam the house searching for body detritus and cling on her while she is asleep to inhale her scent and pass it on to each other like a bubble of smoke. Like spirits of the house, they are joyous and curious,...
- 1/18/2023
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
There is no denying the appeal of “The Confidence Man Jp” to its domestic audience. A successful TV series, in addition to three films, have all been undeniable hits, leading the box office and entering homes since 2018. The first of these big-screen showings, “The Confidence Man Jp: The Movie” shows why, but also allowed room for future instalments, ones which subsequently came.
“The Confidence Man Jp: The Movie” is screening as part of the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme
At its core, there are a group of con-artists, both ambitious and reckless, yet at the same time somewhat grounded and tactful. They are Dako (Masami Nagasawa), Boku-chan (Masahiro Higashide), Richard (Fumiyo Kohinata), Igarashi (Shinya Kote), and newcomer Monako (Lisa Oda), who team up to try and take down “Ice Princess,” a Hong-Kong based triad boss and prominent corporate figure who possesses an item the gang are desperate to get their hands on.
“The Confidence Man Jp: The Movie” is screening as part of the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme
At its core, there are a group of con-artists, both ambitious and reckless, yet at the same time somewhat grounded and tactful. They are Dako (Masami Nagasawa), Boku-chan (Masahiro Higashide), Richard (Fumiyo Kohinata), Igarashi (Shinya Kote), and newcomer Monako (Lisa Oda), who team up to try and take down “Ice Princess,” a Hong-Kong based triad boss and prominent corporate figure who possesses an item the gang are desperate to get their hands on.
- 2/11/2022
- by Nathan Sartain
- AsianMoviePulse
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