The third edition of the Japannual Film Festival takes place from 1st to 6th of October in Vienna. This year, the festival celebrates the 150th anniversary of Austrian-Japanese diplomatic relations with an excellent selection of films, showing the highlights of the bygone year. Besides the modern cinema, Japannual features two movies of the infamous director Koji Wakamatsu accompanied by the short films of video artist Yuri Muraoka.
The opening film “Blue Hour” (2019), a multi-layered comedy about a sudden family visit, is the first feature by female director Yuko Hakota and was already celebrated at the Nippon Connection Festival for its portrayal of strong female characters.
Strong female characters can also be seen in Kosai Sekine’s “Love at Least” (2018) and Momoko Fukuda’s “My Father, My Bride” (2019). Both directors will be present at the festival and so it the actress Shuri, who gives an intriguing performance of a mentally ill...
The opening film “Blue Hour” (2019), a multi-layered comedy about a sudden family visit, is the first feature by female director Yuko Hakota and was already celebrated at the Nippon Connection Festival for its portrayal of strong female characters.
Strong female characters can also be seen in Kosai Sekine’s “Love at Least” (2018) and Momoko Fukuda’s “My Father, My Bride” (2019). Both directors will be present at the festival and so it the actress Shuri, who gives an intriguing performance of a mentally ill...
- 9/28/2019
- by Alexander Knoth
- AsianMoviePulse
“I never heard you open up like that before.”
“I hardly ever do.”
As the velocity of our global economy increases, we will see more of its accompanying symptoms. The rise in demands in many fields of work and service has led to a vast variety of consequences from a re-definition of our global work culture, but also in the way we deal with the inevitable sicknesses such as burn-out and depression. Even though many cultures may idealize the lonely, diligent worker, this image has become problematic regarding issues of physical and mental health. Considering today even primary school children have to take medication in order to be able to handle the pressures of school and their homes, defines quite clearly of the persistent damage we inflict on ourselves and others maintaining this image of the worker who never complains and delivers his/her services with a smile.
In general,...
“I hardly ever do.”
As the velocity of our global economy increases, we will see more of its accompanying symptoms. The rise in demands in many fields of work and service has led to a vast variety of consequences from a re-definition of our global work culture, but also in the way we deal with the inevitable sicknesses such as burn-out and depression. Even though many cultures may idealize the lonely, diligent worker, this image has become problematic regarding issues of physical and mental health. Considering today even primary school children have to take medication in order to be able to handle the pressures of school and their homes, defines quite clearly of the persistent damage we inflict on ourselves and others maintaining this image of the worker who never complains and delivers his/her services with a smile.
In general,...
- 5/30/2019
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
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