Following his previous shorts, “Whole” and “Echoes from a Bridge”, Bilal Kawazoe makes almost a U-turn, by focusing on a story of vampires, although not exactly in genre terms, with his latest work, “Indigo Mourning”.
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In a world where vampires and humans coexist, Ren, a vampire, deeply mourns a beloved human who took her own life after being bitten by their mutual friend, Kazuki, a colleague of his in the company he works for. Throughout the story, Kazuki is revealed as a true predator, always looking at women in a “devouring” fashion, in a concept that is could also be perceived as a metaphor for sexual predators. Nevertheless, Ren is determined to bring him to justice, and to do so, invites him for drinks in order to drug him. His plan however, does not go as planned.
Bilal Kawazoe directs a visually impressive film,...
“Indigo Mourning” review is part of the Submit Your Film Initiative
In a world where vampires and humans coexist, Ren, a vampire, deeply mourns a beloved human who took her own life after being bitten by their mutual friend, Kazuki, a colleague of his in the company he works for. Throughout the story, Kazuki is revealed as a true predator, always looking at women in a “devouring” fashion, in a concept that is could also be perceived as a metaphor for sexual predators. Nevertheless, Ren is determined to bring him to justice, and to do so, invites him for drinks in order to drug him. His plan however, does not go as planned.
Bilal Kawazoe directs a visually impressive film,...
- 1/24/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
At the Moosic Lab 2018, the short film “Made in Japan” by Yusaku Matsumoto was awarded the Audience Award, the Special Jury Prize and a Best Actor Award. The ensemble of actors that Matsumoto has engaged for his fast-paced and extremely concise social satire is indeed extraordinarily impressive. The strength of the film is based on the dynamics between the characters, which in all its compactness makes a relevant and haunting impression.
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It all starts when Kyoichi is made aware of an article in the newspaper by a work colleague. A man has been burned alive and the culprit hasn’t been caught yet. In the picture Kyoichi recognizes a former colleague and swaggers about it in the social media. He does not have to wait long for the media to take an interest in him. Since the easy money seems to beckon, Kyoichi agrees to release more and more information about Ikea,...
- 3/24/2020
- by Teresa Vena
- AsianMoviePulse
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