© Shinzo Katayama
International Features Competition
Siblings of the Cape
Misaki no Kyodai
Swiss Premiere
Shinzo Katayama / Japan / 2019 / 89 min / Drama
Japanese / Subtitles English, French
Japanese / Subtitles English, French
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In the presence of:
- Shinzo Katayama the 8 November 2019 - 21:15
An unlikely starting point: a young Japanese dropout prostitutes his mentally handicapped sister in order to survive. On this seemingly immoral canvas, Shinzo Katayama weaves a movie that upturns taboos, touches the heart as well as the soul, and radiates intelligence.
There’s crudeness but no provocation in this movie which actually features a humanist outlook on a brother and his mentally handicapped sister. In this striking first movie, taboo topics are tackled, e.g. sexuality, pleasure, prostitution and mental illness. The moviemaker holds up a mirror as if to help us better reflect on these sensitive topics and to reconsider our perspective with a subtle and remarkable approach.
Direction
Shinzo Katayama
Scenario
Shinzo Katayama
Image
Naoya Ikeda, Kosuke Haruki
Editing
Shinzo Katayama
Sound
Masayoshi Nishi
Music
Hiyoko Takai
Production
Shinzo Katayama
With
Yuya Matsuura, Misa Wada, Masayasu Kitayama
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Shinzo Katayama / Japan, 1981
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