Island of Dreams (Yume No Shima)
Departures - New Japanese Cinema
Tsuta Tetsuichiro was just 23 when he made this eyecatching debut feature, a loving throwback to the Nikkatsu film noir action movies of the early 1960s. Shot in black and white cinemascope, it focuses on Alan, a young man of Indian descent who works on the notorious artificial island/rubbish dump in Tokyo Bay known as Dream Island. Appalled by Japan’s casual disregard for the environment, he turns eco-terrorist targetting factories in Tokyo with his home made bombs. Detective Terayama races against the clock to prevent a major incident in a suspenseful retro thriller with a strong social conscience.
Thanks to PIA Film Festival.
Showing
Glasgow Film Theatre 2
Sunday 28 February
18:45
Film Details
Director
Tsuta Tetsuichio
Featuring:
Makoto Adachi, Toshio Ando, Kakeru Hirasawa
1hr 25min, Japan 2008,
N/C 15+
Subtitles
Tickets: £7/£6 concession*. GFT Cinecard and Cineworld Unlimited cardholders get concession rate entry to all events.
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