Map of the Sounds of Tokyo (Mapa de los sonidos de Tokio)
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Session Times
Sunday 4 April 8:30pm
Isabel Coixet (Elegy) directs Map of the Sounds of Tokyo, an erotic thriller about Ryu (Rinko Kikuchi, Babel) a solitary girl who leads a double life as a night worker at a Tokyo fish market and a ruthless hitwoman. A powerful businessman hires Ryu to kill David, the Spanish wine merchant he blames for his daughter’s suicide. Ryu and David’s story is observed by a sound engineer obsessed with the sounds of the Japanese city. This stylish noir-romance features dazzling close-up camerawork and a chic soundtrack that blends bossanova themes with indie rock ballads.
Screens with a video introduction by film director and Teaserland
Unclassified 18+
Japanese and Spanish with English subtitles
Presented by Melimedias
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