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International Premiere
Damn Life
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Crime/Violence · Psychology · Human Rights
- CountryJapan
- Production Year2011
- Running Time84min
- FormatHD
- ColorCOLOR
Program Note
Violence is deadly to both offender and victim, but the offender does not realize this truth. [Damn Life] is a low budget independent movie that tells us how deeply seated trauma from violenceis. When Kotani was little, he lost his brother while swimming in the river despite their mother’s warning against it. The weight of the guilt made him compulsively dutiful to everyone around him. His co-workers at a dam construction site bully him and subject him to mental abuse, not realizing that such actions are slowly transforming Kotani into a being that is truly terrifying. Ultimately, they become victims, too. Director Kitagawa Hitoshi uses the evolving relationship between Kotani and his co-workers to explore the true nature of violence. It is a scaled down version of our modern society, where only competition and the pursuit of profit is emphasized. In this society, the weak inevitably fall behind, but the strong aren’t winners either; they will eventually experience a downfall. [Damn Life] is simultaneously a psycho- and social drama. (KIM Ji-seok)
Director
KITAGAWA Hitoshi
A native of Tokyo, director and independent film producer Hitoshi Kitagawa is a graduate of Keio University, where he studied literature. While there he began making films within the theater department and started his career directing videos for the Tokyo Theatre Company. His filmography includes the video short [Post Girl] (2010).
Credit
- Director
KITAGAWA Hitoshi - CastKeita KASATSUGU
Keiko SUGAWARA
Shintaro YONEMOTO
Takahiro ONO
Tetsuro TAKEI - ScreenplayHitoshi KITAGAWA
- CinematographyHitoshi KITAGAWA
- EditorHitoshi KITAGAWA
- SoundTadashi KITAGAWA
- MusicKenji FUJITA
- Production CompanyKitagawa Hitoshi
- World SalesPIA FILM FESTIVAL
international@pff.jp
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