Junji SAKAMOTO 阪本順治

My Brother, The Android And Me

弟とアンドロイドと僕

Nippon Cinema   ª 

Kaoru is working on developing an android in his industrial complex apartment, hoping that the alter ego will be better able to tackle life. But his plans take a tragic turn. A variation on the Prometheus and Frankenstein myths, this exquisitely stylized film builds on science fiction and gothic themes to unfold a complex philosophical drama.

弟とアンドロイドと僕
Ototo to andoroido to boku

Japan 2020

94 minutes

Director
Junji SAKAMOTO

Script
Junji SAKAMOTO

Cinematography
Shingo GIMA

Music
Goro YASUKAWA

About Junji SAKAMOTO
阪本順治

Junji SAKAMOTO was born in Sakai in 1958. He started his career as an assistant director while studying, working with filmmakers like Gakuryu ISHII, among others. His directing debut KNOCKOUT (1989) won a number of newcomer awards. In 2000, his crime drama FACE was also a multi-award-winning box office hit. Nippon Connection has already screened his manga adaptation BOKUNCHI – MY HOUSE (2003 / NC ’04), the comedy THE PROJECTS (2016 / NC ’17), and the drama ANOTHER WORLD (2018 / NC ’19). His film OKIKU AND THE WORLD (2022 / NC ’23) had its world premiere at the 2023 International Film Festival Rotterdam.