The subject of dual nationality is one that has come up before in Japanese indie cinema, notably Takashi Miike’s work in the late nineties, particularly his “Black Society Trilogy”. Keisuke Imamura’s debut feature, “Yan” shows that this is still a source of difficulty for some Japanese with both internal and external struggles.
“Yan” screened at Nippon Connection 2020
Tsubame (Long Mizuma) is a man in his late twenties dedicated to his work. His father, following a period of business difficulties, asks that he goes to Taiwan to visit his estranged brother Ryushin (Takashi Tamanaka) and get his seal on some paperwork as he tries to set things straight. But, seemingly in his stride in life, this is something which Tsubame is reluctant to do, having not seen his brother for over two decades.
Originally born in Taiwan to his Taiwanese mother and Japanese father, Tsubame has lost touch with...
“Yan” screened at Nippon Connection 2020
Tsubame (Long Mizuma) is a man in his late twenties dedicated to his work. His father, following a period of business difficulties, asks that he goes to Taiwan to visit his estranged brother Ryushin (Takashi Tamanaka) and get his seal on some paperwork as he tries to set things straight. But, seemingly in his stride in life, this is something which Tsubame is reluctant to do, having not seen his brother for over two decades.
Originally born in Taiwan to his Taiwanese mother and Japanese father, Tsubame has lost touch with...
- 6/18/2020
- by Andrew Thayne
- AsianMoviePulse
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