Unpredictable Youth: Shorts
Nippon Visions ½
Touching The Skin Of Eeriness by Ryusuke HAMAGUCHI
The Lust Of Angels by Nagisa ISOGAI
Guests:
Ryusuke HAMAGUCHI
Wed., May 28 2014, 17:15
NAXOS Cinema
European premiere in presence of the director Ryusuke HAMAGUCHI
Original with English subtitles
Ryusuke HAMAGUCHI 濱口竜介
Touching The Skin Of Eeriness
不気味なものの肌に触れる
After the death of his father, Chihiro starts living with his older half-brother Togo. Although Togo and his girlfriend Satomi warmly welcome him, Chihiro’s loneliness still lingers, and he becomes engrossed in practicing modern dance. However, disturbing events soon start to take place and unfold as a mystery-driven drama full of brilliance and charm.
不気味なものの肌に触れる
Bukimi na mono no hada ni fureru
Japan 2013
54 minutes
Director
Ryusuke HAMAGUCHI
Script
Tomoyuki TAKAHASHI
Cinematography
Yasuyuki SASAKI
Music
Hiroyuki NAGASHIMA
About Ryusuke HAMAGUCHI
濱口竜介
Ryusuke HAMAGUCHI, born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1978, studied at Tokyo University of the Arts. His graduation film PASSION (2008) participated in the competition of the Tokyo FilmEx festival. In 2015, his film HAPPY HOUR earned him international critical acclaim and won multiple awards at the Locarno Film Festival. In 2022, he received the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film with DRIVE MY CAR (2021). Nippon Connection has shown a number of his films, including INTIMACIES (2011 / NC ’12) and ASAKO I & II (2018 / NC ’19).
Nagisa ISOGAI
The Lust Of Angels
天使の欲望
When Saori is molested by a stranger in the train, blood begins to flow. Yuriko despises men and attacks the offender with a razor blade. In the face of this harassment, the girls start to become friends. But injustice is not limited to the train.
天使の欲望
Tenshi no yokubo
Japan 2013
40 minutes
Production
Nagisa ISOGAI
World sales
Nagisa ISOGAI
Cast
Reine HONMA, Elisa YANAGI, Akira NAKATA, Hitomi NAKATANI, Miyuki SOMA
About Nagisa ISOGAI
Born in 1985, Nagisa ISOGAI graduated from the Film School of Tokyo with her short film MY BABY. The film was presented as part of NIPPON VISIONS in 2012.