A Japanese photographer and filmmaker wage war through lenses—and you're caught in the crossfire.
A photographer and a filmmaker challenge each other to shoot—one to photograph the other to film—two young actresses, one from Tokyo, the other from the countryside. The photographer seeks naturalism in his compositions, and Kawase observes and comments on his work. The competition between the photographer, the filmmaker, and the actresses creates a charged atmosphere.
Direction
Kawase weaponizes her own presence—subtle, devastating.
Cinematography
Two competing visual languages fighting for the same women.
Director
Naomi Kawase
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kawase made this after winning the Caméra d'Or at Cannes—essentially flexing on a male colleague with her newfound clout.
The 'competition' was partly staged; Arimoto didn't know Kawase would turn his own methods into the film's true subject.
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