ENCOUNTERS / Dressing Up
Nippon Visions ½
John takes his depressed friend Max on a trip to the countryside. The scenery and a friendly stray dog cause Max to feel better, but then a mysterious monster appears. A truly energetic doll-trash-spectacle that is filled with lovely handmade special effects!
Guests:
Takashi IITSUKA
Takashi IITSUKA
ENCOUNTERS
John takes his depressed friend Max on a trip to the countryside. The scenery and a friendly stray dog cause Max to feel better, but then a mysterious monster appears. A truly energetic doll-trash-spectacle that is filled with lovely handmade special effects!
監督について
Takashi IITSUKA (born 1985) studied Visual Art and Design at the University of Tsukuba. In 2008 he founded the Waffen Film Studio in his hometown Ushiku. He makes films with puppets and miniatures almost exclusively on his own.
Yuka YASUKAWA 安川有果
Dressing Up
DRESSING UP tells about the psychological struggles of growing up through 13-year-old Ikumi, who lives without memory of her mother and fears to lose herself in increasing violence against her classmates.
日本 2012
70 分
監督について
Yuka YASUKAWA (born 1986) was sponsored for her feature film debut DRESSING UP (2012 / NC ’12) by the Cineastes Organization Osaka (CO2), which supports particularly promising young talents and presented the film as a world premiere. She was also one of a number of emerging talents invited to direct one of the shorts for the omnibus film 21ST CENTURY GIRL (2019) which has been screened around the world.