AKU WA SONZAI SHINAI
Japón, 2023
Dirección: Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Con Hitoshi Omika, Ryô Nishikawa, Ryûji Kosaka.
Duración: 106 minutos
Takumi y su hija Hana viven en el pueblo Mizubiki, cerca de Tokio. Como generaciones antes que ellos, llevan una vida modesta de acuerdo a los ciclos y al orden de la naturaleza. Un día, los habitantes del pueblo se enteran de un plan para construir un glamouroso camping cerca de la casa de Takumi; que ofrece a los residentes de la ciudad un cómodo escape a la naturaleza. Cuando dos representantes de la compañía de Tokio llegan al pueblo para celebrar una reunión, los habitantes del lugar se enteran que el proyecto tendrá un impacto ambiental negativo. Las intenciones contradictorias de la agencia ponen en peligro tanto el equilibrio ecológico de la meseta natural como su forma de vida, con unas consecuencias que afectan la vida de Takumi.
Takumi and his daughter Hana live in Mizubiki Village, close to Tokyo. Like generations before them, they live a modest life according to the cycles and order of nature. One day, the village inhabitants become aware of a plan to build a glamping site near Takumi’s house; offering city residents a comfortable ‘escape’ to nature. When two company representatives from Tokyo arrive in the village to hold a meeting, it becomes clear that the project will have a negative impact on the local water supply, causing unrest. The agency’s mismatched intentions endanger both the ecological balance of the nature plateau and their way of life, with an aftermath that affects Takumi’s life.
RYUSUKE HAMAGUCHI Was born in Japan in 1978. In 2008, Passion, his master’s degree graduate work from Tokyo University of Arts, was selected at the San Sebastián International Film Festival and Tokyo Filmex. In 2015, his award-winning film Happy Hour premiered at the 68th Locarno International Film Festival. In 2021, Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at the 71st Berlinale. At the 74th edition of Cannes, Drive My Car won the Screenplay Prize and three independent prizes, including FIPRESCI. The following year it received four Academy Award nominations, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and won the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.