Tatsuya Kawamura

Film by Daisuke Miki, 1999.

Oosumi, a dummy artist, makes the figure of Mari who is the wife of a gangster called Kurokin. Oosumi decides to run away with Mari, but Mari disappears. One night, Kaako, a musician's wife, meets a ghost cat and she is possessed by Mari's spirit.

Memories can be blocked, but they can also be invented. Psychology professor Eiko works with people who were traumatized by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster. But the topic affects her more personally than she wants to admit. Narrative structures begin to intertwine, reality becomes ambiguous. Like a surgeon, SHINOZAKI dissects the human mind in this complex yet moving film.

Au coeur de Tokyo, la famille Kobayashi vit paisiblement de l’imprimerie. Quand un vieil ami de la famille réapparaît, aucun ne réalise à quel point il est en train de s’immiscer progressivement dans leur vie… jusqu’à prendre leur place.

One rainy night, somewhere in the corner of the city, uncanny memories meet on a motel bed.