Evil Does Not Exist tells the story of an isolated community in Japan banding together to protect its way of life from invasion and commodification. It reflects on not only the power of such existential threats, but the fragility of our defense mechanisms. The film poses plenty of questions about how we interact with nature…
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Perfect Day
What would a perfect day look like for you? Watching a sunset by the lake with friends and family? For Hirayama his perfect days involve cleaning toilets in Tokyo until they’re pristine. The film, nominated for an Academy Award in the Best International Feature category, sounds like a simple suggestion to live in the moment…
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Monster
Monster is a fascinating and complex film with shifting perspectives. The film gradually reveals the truths behind the main characters’ actions as it retells the same events from their various perspectives. First it’s told from Saori’s point of view, the widowed mother who tries to figure out why her young son Minato has been acting…
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Wife of a Spy
WIFE OF A SPY – Best Film and Best Actress wins at the Asian Film Awards, and Best Director award at the Venice Film Festival. Set in war-time Japan, one character says “Information can’t be trusted these days,” and this is Satoko’s challenge as she seeks to understand her husband’s murky activities in occupied China.…
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