Daisuke Miyazaki is a filmmaker that does not stay still, as his cinematic style seems to change with each new effort. The same applies to “Videophobia”, a black-and-white film set in the darkest corners of Osaka, which deals with a number of rarely depicted issues, in a rather unique way.
“Videophobia” is screening at Osaka Asian Film Festival
The story revolves around Ai, a young Korean-Japanese woman who has returned to Osaka from Tokyo and is living in the local Koreatown, in the same house with a number of other women. Her life seems to lead nowhere, since she spends her days in a part-time job as a mascot in a shopping street, her afternoons taking acting classes, and her nights having cyber-sex or in nightclubs. During one of her visits to a night club, she meets a young man and ends up having sex in his apartment. A few days later however,...
“Videophobia” is screening at Osaka Asian Film Festival
The story revolves around Ai, a young Korean-Japanese woman who has returned to Osaka from Tokyo and is living in the local Koreatown, in the same house with a number of other women. Her life seems to lead nowhere, since she spends her days in a part-time job as a mascot in a shopping street, her afternoons taking acting classes, and her nights having cyber-sex or in nightclubs. During one of her visits to a night club, she meets a young man and ends up having sex in his apartment. A few days later however,...
- 3/8/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Following the great success of “Yamato (California) , Miyazaki takes a different turn with his new film, which is kind of an experimental production that was first presented as part of the “Specters and Tourists” exhibition by the ArtScience Museum and Singapore International Film Festival at the ArtScience Museum, Singapore from 11 Nov to 17 Dec in 2017.
“Tourism” is screening at Nippon Connection
The story revolves around two very hip friends, Nina and Su, who share an apartment with another man in a small town in Japan. The three of them have part time jobs and live an uneventful life, shared between their work, and hanging out with friends and spending time at malls. Eventually, Nina wins two tickets to travel wherever in the world she wants with a friend, and after some “tribulations” and much geographical insight from their male roommate, the two girls decide to visit Singapore. The film then transforms into a road-movie,...
“Tourism” is screening at Nippon Connection
The story revolves around two very hip friends, Nina and Su, who share an apartment with another man in a small town in Japan. The three of them have part time jobs and live an uneventful life, shared between their work, and hanging out with friends and spending time at malls. Eventually, Nina wins two tickets to travel wherever in the world she wants with a friend, and after some “tribulations” and much geographical insight from their male roommate, the two girls decide to visit Singapore. The film then transforms into a road-movie,...
- 5/30/2019
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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