SCREENING IN THE BERNARD OSHER FOUNDATION AUDITORIUM
“Remarkable… [A] brisk film that leaves one pondering its themes, especially what it means to live in an era when nothing is real.”
123 minutes. Not Rated. Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa. In Japanese with English subtitles. DCP.
A stylish, subversive thriller from suspense-maverick Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Cure, Pulse), concerning Yoshii, an ambitious, yet directionless, young factory worker from Tokyo who side hustles in the murky realm of black market reselling, cheating buyers and sellers alike. After swindling his way into loads of cash, he becomes slowly disconnected to humanity, moving out of the city, shunning his girlfriend, and hiring a devoted assistant. But after a series of mysterious, sinister incidents occur, he begins to suspect his former victims could be plotting the ultimate revenge. A master of carefully simmering tension to a bloody crescendo, Kurosawa delivers a searing portrait of digital greed and vengeance.
ADDITIONAL SCREENINGS:
Wednesday, August 27 at 3:30 p.m. (double feature with Pulse (2001))
Sunday, August 31 at 3:30 p.m. (double feature with Pulse (2001))