Yoshinobu Nakamura started out in the movie business by focusing on his love for photography, a career highlight being the shooting of promotional material for the likes of Mads Mikkelsen, Hugh Grant and a myriad of other actors. Not content with still images, the talented newcomer took to the director's seat and began making films independently with his debut effort “Mono yuuni” (2021) screening at local festivals across his native Japan.
Old Photograph is screening at Japan FilmFest Hamburg
The horror genre symbolizes what Nakamura considers scary but also has ‘deep meaning rooted in the culture of the country' [it was made in]. It is no coincidence then that all his work since “Mono Yuuni” has been travelogue-type ‘travel memories' and a series of eerie short films sharing similar ryokan-themed creepiness. Starting with “Ofuda” (2021), “Twitter” (2022) and following up with this one that takes the action right back into the same infamously claustrophobic four walls.
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Old Photograph is screening at Japan FilmFest Hamburg
The horror genre symbolizes what Nakamura considers scary but also has ‘deep meaning rooted in the culture of the country' [it was made in]. It is no coincidence then that all his work since “Mono Yuuni” has been travelogue-type ‘travel memories' and a series of eerie short films sharing similar ryokan-themed creepiness. Starting with “Ofuda” (2021), “Twitter” (2022) and following up with this one that takes the action right back into the same infamously claustrophobic four walls.
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- 6/16/2023
- by Leon Overee
- AsianMoviePulse
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