Yu IRIE 入江悠

Ringing In Their Ears

劇場版 神聖かまってちゃん ロックンロールは鳴り止まないっ

Nippon Cinema   ª 

While a little boy, his mother and a young girl who wants to be a professional chess player are struggling with their lives, the Japanese cult band Shinsei Kamattechan hesitates to go commercial with a new major label deal. Director Yu IRIE delivers unconventional storytelling with a punk attitude and great music.

劇場版 神聖かまってちゃん ロックンロールは鳴り止まないっ
Gekijouban Shinsei Kamattechan rokkun roru wa nariyamanai

Japan 2011

89 minutes

Director
Yu IRIE

Script
Yu IRIE

Cinematography
Kazuhiro MIMURA

Music
Shoji IKENAGA, Shinsei Kamattechan

About Yu IRIE
入江悠

Yu IRIE, born in Yokohama in 1979, made his first short films while studying at Nihon University College of Art. In 2006, he made his feature film debut with JAPONICA VIRUS. His multi-award-winning music films 8000 MILES – SR SAITAMA'S RAPPER (2008 / NC ‘10) and 8000 MILES 2 – GIRLS RAPPERS (2010 / NC ’10) were screened at numerous international film festivals, including Nippon Connection 2010. Subsequently, he focused on novel and manga adaptations such as JOKER GAME (2015) and GANGOOSE (2018). His independent film NINJA GIRL (2021 / NC ’22) was crowdfunded.