While theme or message driven narratives can be quite interesting, there are also those which make the mistake of emphasizing what they want to say over other aspects, such as characters, plot development or atmosphere. In the end, what could have been a great film or novel is just really dire or rather tough like a steak fried for too long, which is especially annoying when it comes to genre filmmaking. Perhaps this is the reason Japanese director Zenzo Sakai has stated he rather aims for making features, which the audience might find interesting, rather than concentrating on a theme or message. In his short feature “Psychology Counselor” the director and screenwriter of Makoto Shinozaki’s “Since Then” and “Sharing” aims for atmosphere and characters, resulting in an intriguing psychological thriller which includes elements of horror.
Psychology Counselor is screening at Skip City International D-Cinema Festival
Mami (Mutsumi Suzuki) has...
Psychology Counselor is screening at Skip City International D-Cinema Festival
Mami (Mutsumi Suzuki) has...
- 9/27/2021
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
Shooting films that look like more of a collage of the director’s imagination than a compact work is a long-time trait of Japanese cinema, with Takashi Miike and Sion Sono in particular, excelling in that regard. This approach, however, is one of the most difficult to implement with success and thus, it was quite a brave decision from Tomonori Nakamura for his feature debut, even more so since he directs, pens and stars in “Keita Never Die”.
“Keita Never Die” is screening at Japan-Filmfest Hamburg
The aforementioned Keita is a true lowlife, who crashes in his sister, Aki’s apartment, who happens to work as prostitute from home, while also having his lover, Akira, stay there. Furthermore, Keita has Akira working as a male prostitute, with him functioning as his pimp. The arrangement seems to work for them, until a rather unfortunate series of events happens on the same day.
“Keita Never Die” is screening at Japan-Filmfest Hamburg
The aforementioned Keita is a true lowlife, who crashes in his sister, Aki’s apartment, who happens to work as prostitute from home, while also having his lover, Akira, stay there. Furthermore, Keita has Akira working as a male prostitute, with him functioning as his pimp. The arrangement seems to work for them, until a rather unfortunate series of events happens on the same day.
- 8/18/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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