Asian Pop-Up Cinema: Teki Cometh 敵 - Japan

Japan | Drama | 2024 | 108 minutes

In Japanese w/ English Subtitles

Director/Screenwriter: Daihachi Yoshida

Starring: Kyozo Nagatsuka, Kumo Takiuchi, Asuka Kurosawa, Yumi Kawak

Film Source: Happinet Phantom

SYNOPSIS:

Gisuke is a widowed retired college professor who lives alone and occasionally receives visits from his students. One day, he finds a post on the internet about an approaching enemy. The more he sees it, the more he feels an ominous feeling growing inside. 

Director Daihachi Yoshida successfully adapts what many believe to be an “unfilmable” novel into a film. The result is a compelling character study about paranoia and aging that is eerie and beautifully cinematic. This acclaimed drama won an unprecedented three top prizes at the Tokyo International Film Festival – the Grand Prix, Best Director and Best Actor. 

Daihachi Yoshida, Director

Daihachi’s first theatrical feature film “Funuke Show SomeLove, You Losers!” was selected for 2007 Cannes FilmFestival Critic’s Week and was also screened at Karlovy Varyand WarsawInternational Film Festival (Free Spirit Awards).In 2012, “The Kirishima Thing” based on Ryo Asai’sbestseller novel, became huge commercial hit earning him numerous awards, including Best Film and Best Director at Japan Academy Film Prize. He went on to win audience Award and Best Actress Award at Tokyo International Film Festival with “Pale Moon”(2014) and was also awarded Kim Ji Seok Award at the Busan International Film Festival with “The Scythian Lamb”(2017).

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