JAPAN JAPAN

65 minutes, 2007

The film tells the story of Imri, who at 19 goes to live in Tel Aviv, but dreams of moving to Japan. Through his relationships and encounters and in diverse cinematic tools, we are introduced to the young person’s life. An exploration of living in the exotic city of Tel Aviv is presented through a hero who are themselves in the midst of exploring his own choice of an exotic place. A unique correlation is formed between the hero’s misconception of Japan and ours of them. The movie was constructed by both improvised and pre-scripted scenes, as required by the nature of each scene.

Credits:

Directed by Lior Shamriz

Performers: Imri Kahn, Tal Meiri

Selected Screenings:

Locarno Film Festival

MoMA New Directors / New Films

BAFICI

Frameline San Francisco

Mix Brasil

Sarajevo Film Festival

London BFI Queer Film Festival

Download the film’s Presskit with the Director Statement:

English, French

AVOID the Japan Japan DVD which is sold in the U.S., in which the distributor stretched the image in the process of creating the DVD.