Japanese Summers of a Filipino Fundoshi

A playful, essayistic documentary that meanders through personal reflections on culture and the body, inviting curiosity more than demanding it.

Directed by

Kidlat Tahimik

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Kawayan de Guia, Kabunyan de Guia, Kidlat Tahimik

Overview

Kidlat Tahimik, a director and performer, sought to recreate relations between the body and filmed image seen through "Asian eyes." This groundbreaking project took the form of a documentary which Mr. Tahimik directed and in which he performed himself in order to show his own thinking about the different views of the body held by the "East" and the "West."

How it feels

Earnest, whimsical and satirical. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Identity, art, race, gender

Content

Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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