Ryosuke HASHIGUCHI
Zentai
Nippon Visions ½
Ryosuke HASHIGUCHI’s wonderfully subversive tragicomedy observes the behavior of ordinary people in different group situations in six psychologically outstanding episodes. Feelings of loneliness, distance, discrimination and the constriction of social norms become apparent for all. Only the “zentai”, full-body tights, offer freedom and escape from appearance and gender.
Fri., May 30, 2014, 15:00
NAXOS Cinema
European premiere
Original with English subtitles
ゼンタイ
Japan 2013
61 minutes
Production
après tencarat
World sales
PIA Film Festival
Cast
Atsushi SHINOHARA, Noriko IWASAKI, Ellen, Koji YAMASHITA
About Ryosuke HASHIGUCHI
Ryosuke HASHIGUCHI, born in Nagasaki Prefecture in 1962, made his first 8mm films while still in high school. After studying film in Osaka, he started working as a director of TV productions. He won the Grand Prize at PIA Film Festival in 1989 for his short film A SECRET EVENING. Since his successful feature film debut with A TOUCH OF FEVER (1992), his films have been constantly shown at international festivals like Cannes, Berlin, and Rotterdam.
Supporting Film
| English Title | Japanese | Directors | Countries | Year | Language | Duration | Premiere |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transferring | Junichi KANAI | Japan | 2012 | Original with English subtitles | 20 Min. |