Japan Japan

A drifting, impressionistic portrait of youthful longing that feels like wandering a hot city in search of a self you can't quite name.

Directed by

Lior Shamriz

Genres

Drama

Starring

Imri Kahn, Amnon Friedman, Irit Gidron

Tagline

A teenage story of fantasy, desire and wanderlust!

Overview

The film tells the story of Imri, who at 19 goes to live in Tel Aviv, but dreams of moving to Japan. Through his relationships and encounters and in diverse cinematic tools, we are introduced to the young person’s life. An exploration of living in the exotic city of Tel Aviv is presented through a hero who are themselves in the midst of exploring his own choice of an exotic place. A unique correlation is formed between the hero’s misconception of Japan and ours of them. The movie was constructed by both improvised and pre-scripted scenes, as required by the nature of each scene. (Taken from the Filmmaker's Website:

How it feels

Melancholic, whimsical, eerie and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Identity, isolation, sexuality, coming-of-age

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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