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The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme: UK Premiere - Japanese Girls Never Die at the ICA

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Time 16:10
Date 10/02/18
Price £12
  • Price £12, £9 Concs, £8 members
  • Bring along a can of spray paint.
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Based on the novel by Mariko Yamauchi, Japanese Girls Never Die is an anarchic, vibrant and completely experimental critique of modern Japanese culture.

A multi-stranded drama surrounding the disappearance of Haruko Azumi (Yu Aoi), a 27-year-old unmarried woman stuck in a dead-end job who goes missing without a trace. When Haruko's missing persons poster attracts the attention of two wannabe graffiti artists, her image soon becomes the unwitting face behind a pop phenomenon. Meanwhile, a mysterious group of high school girls begin attacking men at random around town. Are these events all connected to Haruko's disappearance?

Director Daigo Matsui masterfully interweaves a series of stories and subplots through a nonlinear narrative, bringing the viewer back and forth in time, drawing them closer to discovering the secret behind Haruko's disappearance.

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